Re: Suitable applilcation to help build a glosary for CE translation

[Lin Sims <ljsims -dot- ml -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Can Indesign output to any type of a text format as opposed to binary? If
it does, it might be possible to use a scripting language such as perl or
python to analyze those files, toss out anything found in the dictionaries
you are talking about, and present you with an output file that has your
unique words.

[NB: I have never worked with Indesign, I am not a scripter, and I have no
idea how long developing something like that would take.]

On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 9:28 AM, David Harrison <dharrison -at- moldmasters -dot- com>
wrote:

> Hi all
>
> While looking at the proverbial question of getting more translation on
> less budget we are heading towards  machine translation with post editing.
> But first I need to build a technical glossary and I feel I ought to be
> able to extract right words manually . So I'm wondering if anyone knows of
> a satisfactory application which can text mine the collection of existing
> manuals which are written mostly in Indesign and output as pdf files. I
> want a final report containing all the  exclusive text which is not within
> the normal Controlled English dictionary.
> I  trawled both the Techwr-l site  and the internet  but to no avail. I
> have found one or two companies who will do the job for you. But we are
> cash poor and time rich just now so I would like to at least try to do it
> alone.
> Does anyone here have advice on
> a)      An application or a methodology I ought to consider buying or
> trying
> b)      Major pitfalls that suggest going it alone is a bad idea
> Thanks in advance guys
>
> David
>
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