Wubi is an officially supported Ubuntu installer for Windows users that can bring you to the Linux world with a single click. Wubi allows you to install and uninstall Ubuntu as any other Windows application, in a simple and safe way. Are you curious about Linux and Ubuntu? Trying them out has never been easier!
Wubi is Simple
No need to burn a CD. Just run the installer, enter a password for the new account, and click "Install", go grab a coffee, and when you are back, Ubuntu will be ready for you.
Wubi is Safe
You keep Windows as it is, Wubi only adds an extra option to boot into Ubuntu. Wubi does not require you to modify the partitions of your PC, or to use a different bootloader, and does not install special drivers. It works just like any other application. Wubi is spyware and malware free, and being open source, anyone can verify that.
Wubi is Discrete
Wubi keeps most of the files in one folder, and if you do not like it, you can simply uninstall it as any other application.
Wubi is Free
Wubi and Ubuntu cost absolutely nothing (free as in beer), but yet provide a state of the art, fully functional, operating system that does not require any activation and does not impose any restriction on its use (free as in freedom).
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Wanna try Linux without hassle? Easy, install it as a Windows application
People told you how great Linux is but you are afraid to try it as you think that it is an OS for command-line wizards only? Well, I have news for you, some Linux distributions are very user-friendly (if you only want to do basic stuff that is, Word processing, web surfing, emailing) and there is one of them that makes it possible to install through Windows - Wubi!
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Title Case or Sentence case in English-Greek translation?
Title Case or Sentence case when translating from English into Greek?
The following is a query from a serious localization vendor:
Unfortunately, following the English trend, many Greek translators and localizers tend to follow Title Case (even in cases when there are more than a couple of words, i.e. producing a whole sentence with the first letter of each word capitalized).
It should be made clear here, that the norm for Greek is Sentence case (Κεφαλαία-πεζά πρότασης) only and not Title Case (Γράμματα τίτλου).
So, this is Sentence case:
And this is Title Case:
Originally published: Title Case or Sentence case when translating from English into Greek?
The following is a query from a serious localization vendor:
I have a question for letter case for Greek language. Is it normal for Greek to follow the same letter case as English?
And, what's the letter case rule for Greek?
For example,{0>Rotate Right<}100{>Περιστροφή δεξιά<0} {0>Rotate Left<}100{>Περιστροφή αριστερά<0}
Is this Greek translation with correct letter case?
Unfortunately, following the English trend, many Greek translators and localizers tend to follow Title Case (even in cases when there are more than a couple of words, i.e. producing a whole sentence with the first letter of each word capitalized).
It should be made clear here, that the norm for Greek is Sentence case (Κεφαλαία-πεζά πρότασης) only and not Title Case (Γράμματα τίτλου).
So, this is Sentence case:
Περιστροφή δεξιά
And this is Title Case:
Περιστροφή Δεξιά
Originally published: Title Case or Sentence case when translating from English into Greek?
Sunday, 19 October 2008
Shortcuts for entering accented characters in Word
| à, è, ì, ò, ù, | CTRL+` (ACCENT GRAVE), the letter |
| À, È, Ì, Ò, Ù | |
| á, é, í, ó, ú, ý | CTRL+' (APOSTROPHE), the letter |
| Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú, Ý | |
| â, ê, î, ô, û | CTRL+SHIFT+^ (CARET), the letter |
| Â, Ê, Î, Ô, Û | |
| ã, ñ, õ | CTRL+SHIFT+~ (TILDE), the letter |
| Ã, Ñ, Õ | |
| ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ, | CTRL+SHIFT+: (COLON), the letter |
| Ä, Ë, Ï, Ö, Ü, Ÿ | |
| å, Å | CTRL+SHIFT+@, a or A |
| æ, Æ | CTRL+SHIFT+&, a or A |
| œ, Œ | CTRL+SHIFT+&, o or O |
| ç, Ç | CTRL+, (COMMA), c or C |
| ð, Ð | CTRL+' (APOSTROPHE), d or D |
| ø, Ø | CTRL+/, o or O |
| ¿ | ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+? |
| ¡ | ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+! |
| ß | CTRL+SHIFT+&, s |
Saturday, 18 October 2008
Translation memory and machine translation: MetaTexis
Translation memory and machine translation: MetaTexis
Now that an SDL-Trados version which supports MT (for limited file pairs) is due to be released anytime soon, I think it is worth remembering that there are applications which have had MT capabilities for years now.
One of them is MetaTexis. It gives you the option to choose between two online machine translation engines or you can use an application installed locally. The range of pairs is as big as those online engines (see the table below for an example).
So how does one use machine translation with MetaTexis?
❶ Click Alt+Shift+O to display the Document options dialog. Go to Machine Translation tab.
❷ Click on Google via internet. Click Set selected server active/inactive. Active should be displayed below the Status header.
❸ In Activity section select Translate every segment.
❹ In Results section, uncheck Show results in Scout and check Show in main translation box if empty.
❺ Click OK. Translate as you normally do.
Now you will see your translation units being automatically translated. You can edit them and commit them to the translation memory as you normally do with a translation memory match.
In the example below, you can see some text translated with MetaTexis and Google machine translation engine which I pasted from Jost Zetzsche's latest Tool Kit.
Originally published at translatum: Translation memory and machine translation: MetaTexis (a case study)
Now that an SDL-Trados version which supports MT (for limited file pairs) is due to be released anytime soon, I think it is worth remembering that there are applications which have had MT capabilities for years now.
One of them is MetaTexis. It gives you the option to choose between two online machine translation engines or you can use an application installed locally. The range of pairs is as big as those online engines (see the table below for an example).
So how does one use machine translation with MetaTexis?
❶ Click Alt+Shift+O to display the Document options dialog. Go to Machine Translation tab.
❷ Click on Google via internet. Click Set selected server active/inactive. Active should be displayed below the Status header.
❸ In Activity section select Translate every segment.
❹ In Results section, uncheck Show results in Scout and check Show in main translation box if empty.
❺ Click OK. Translate as you normally do.
Now you will see your translation units being automatically translated. You can edit them and commit them to the translation memory as you normally do with a translation memory match.
In the example below, you can see some text translated with MetaTexis and Google machine translation engine which I pasted from Jost Zetzsche's latest Tool Kit.
Originally published at translatum: Translation memory and machine translation: MetaTexis (a case study)
All Programs column too wide? Shorten program names...
All Programs column too wide? Shorten program names...
Problem description
When you click Start, All Programs, the start menu appears in three columns. They appear too wide and program installations do not appear on the list. There seems to be a lot of empty space at the columns, i.e. the columns are too wide.
Why does it happen
The column width depends on the length of program names.
Remedies
❶Right click each program and select rename [F2] and shorten the name. I.e. a common culprit is MATZENTA - GOLDEN VERSION 2006 English-Greek-English Dictionary, change it to Magenta - Gold. You will have much narrower columns, thus room for more columns.
You can mass change program names easily by going to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs and changing long names on that list.
❷You can group similar programs in a folder, so as to have fewer individual programs listed. For ex: if you have 5 different dictionaries listed individually on programs menu you can make one folder called Dictionaries and put the shortcuts to each one in the new folder. You'll have one extra click to access them, but you'll have room for lots more programs on the All Programs menu.
❸Right click on the Start button, select Properties, Customize then Advanced. Scroll down the list and select Scroll programs. The programs will be in a single line. If you want to put them into alphabetical order, right click on one entry then select Sort by name.
Before rename - Wide
After rename - Narrow
Originally published at translatum: Your All Programs column too wide? Cannot see all your programs?
Problem description
When you click Start, All Programs, the start menu appears in three columns. They appear too wide and program installations do not appear on the list. There seems to be a lot of empty space at the columns, i.e. the columns are too wide.
Why does it happen
The column width depends on the length of program names.
Remedies
❶Right click each program and select rename [F2] and shorten the name. I.e. a common culprit is MATZENTA - GOLDEN VERSION 2006 English-Greek-English Dictionary, change it to Magenta - Gold. You will have much narrower columns, thus room for more columns.
You can mass change program names easily by going to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs and changing long names on that list.
❷You can group similar programs in a folder, so as to have fewer individual programs listed. For ex: if you have 5 different dictionaries listed individually on programs menu you can make one folder called Dictionaries and put the shortcuts to each one in the new folder. You'll have one extra click to access them, but you'll have room for lots more programs on the All Programs menu.
❸Right click on the Start button, select Properties, Customize then Advanced. Scroll down the list and select Scroll programs. The programs will be in a single line. If you want to put them into alphabetical order, right click on one entry then select Sort by name.
Before rename - Wide
After rename - Narrow
Originally published at translatum: Your All Programs column too wide? Cannot see all your programs?
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