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Subject: Compatibility with CAT programmes? e.g. Metatexis
From: "Stephen Reader" <stephen.reader@T-Online.de>
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Date: 31 Jul 2013 18:12 GMT
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Dear, brave Developers,=20

One: Thanks.=20
Two: My 'day job' is translating (art texts). To date, I haven't looked int=
o Computer Aided Translation, since my field does not involve the masses of=
 repetitions and variations (as in scientific texts, surveys, legal...) tha=
t these programmes are best at facilitating; but am now testing Metatexis (=
developer/proprietor: Hermann Bruns; http://www.metatexis.com/). The progra=
mme has been praised for its owner's commitment and background as a transla=
tor himself; it does look useful. He's also correspondablei with in person.=
 But so far, it only works in MS Word (and its MS fellows in Pro edition an=
d higher). It's also more affordable than - as yet - better-known programme=
s such as Trados. Might this be an interesting field for you to explore and=
 ultimately make OO and, at least, Metatexis, compatible, maybe in collabor=
ation with Hermann Bruns?=20

I've been using OO and on a MacBook, NeoOffice (are you two arms of one dev=
eloper team?), since MS introduced fees - high fees - for any but 'private/=
home' use of Word etc; but have had to return to my old MS Word to test the=
 translation programme. Compatibility with OO and /or NeoOffice would be a =
boon.=20

Kind regards=20

Stephen Reader
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