What's New in MadCap Lingo Version 3.0
MadCap Lingo Version 3 significantly bridges the gap between Authors and Translators!Project Packager
Efficiently prepare and manage all your files prior to sending for translation in one easy step.- Use MadCap Lingo and the Project Packager feature to streamline and manage all your required translation files regardless of the TM tool being used
- Get detailed statistical reports prior to translation for accurate estimates and visibility into what needs or does not need to be translated
- Ensure translator receives all the necessary files required for translation in a single ZIP file
- Easily incorporate and merge translated content
- Run statistical reports showing detailed information (including direct links) for each project and file to determine translation status including what has/has not been translated, how many words/segments translated, etc.
Termbase Editor
MadCap Lingo now features a concept-oriented terminology database.- Create, manage and reuse terminology from a single storage area
- Improve the reliability of translations with MadCap Lingo automatically suggesting previously used terms during translation
- Leverage previously translated terms with import and export of TBX-Basic (Term Base eXchange) files
Apply Suggestions to Multiple Files Simultaneously
- Apply Translation Memory suggestions to multiple files simultaneously (not just one segment at a time)
Other features and enhancements include
- New translation status to better improve planning and project management
- Select and add multiple files to a MadCap Lingo project simultaneously (e.g., multiple HTM, HTML, XML, or DOC files)
- TXT File Support now enables translators to import basic text files in addition to the range of file types already supported by MadCap Lingo
- Better TMX compatibility
- Minimize to System Tray
“Now our translator can focus on localization and not recreating the document. The efficiencies we've
gained have been as dramatic as moving from a typewriter to using Microsoft® Word.”
- Daniel Ng
G-PRO Technologies Berhad
“True to its promise, Lingo enabled translation while preserving all of our document structure and
formatting, and my translator reported back that this is going to make her job much simpler.”
- Rowdy Bristol
Gemcom Software