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Norwegian Translator...

Introduction...

The translator is a word-for-word translation tool for Norwegian to English and English to
Norwegian. You will find the grammar aid help file, the picklist, commentaries, and preference
settings, helpful towards an accurate translation.

Click the underlined text for more information on the topic.

Translation Methods...

Composing a letter?

Comprehensive Translation

Rough Translation

Context Translation

Program Functionality...

Using the Picklist

Translating Interactively

Translating an ASCII (Text) File

Translator Limitations

Resetting the Translator

Preferences

View File, Entry Screen, and Activate Entry Screen


Composing a letter
Composing a letter?

A new feature in Version 2.0 is the inclusion of Sentences.

See Text Editor help file topic: Using Sentences for more information.


Comprehensive Translation

Advantage: Full use of grammar and commentaries for a more accurate

                       translation.

Disadvantage: Slow when translating large text.

Introduction...

The translator database contains over 21,000 entries.  We have provided the grammar status
for each word, and for some entries, a commentary for definitions, examples, and phrases,
to assist you while translating.

This is the default translation method. If you want to use any of the other methods, below is
a list of procedures on how to return to this method.

Setup of  the Comprehensive Translation Method...

1 	Activate the picklist by clicking the "Picklist" button. Notice that the button toggles from
"Picklist on" to "Picklist off". Click it to the "Picklist on" position.

1 	Choose "Norwegian" to translate into Norwegian, or "English" to translate into English.
(Located at the top right of translator screen)

2 	Click the "Preferences" button. You will be asked to save your settings. Click "Yes."
The Comprehensive Translation is now the default translation method.

Another way to return to the Comprehensive method is to click "Preferences." You will be
asked to save your settings. Click "No" to remove preferences.  Click "Exit" to leave the
Translator. When you return, the program will reset to this method.


Rough Translation
Rough Translation...

Advantage: Fast translations.

Disadvantage:  Only gives a basic idea of the translation.

Click "Picklist" until you see the button's caption change to "Picklist Off", this sets the translator
to the Rough Translation method. When the program asks you for Multiple words, click "No."
If you want to use this method as the default, click "Preferences." When the program asks you
to save the settings, click "Yes."

The translator using the Comprehensive method is a good one. Although, it takes patience. For
those of you who need a basic idea of the translation, we have provided this method. In addition,
we have developed a "Primary" entry option which has been preset in the database. The
"Primary" entry helps the program choose the most commonly used word within many target
words, making the translation more reliable.

You have the option to change the primary word (See Entry Screen help topic: Setting Primary).


Context Translation
Context Translation...

Advantage: Fast Translations and more accurate than the Rough Method.

Disadvantage: No grammar or commentaries of words.

The Context method allows you to see the different words in context for a better "feel" of
the sentence layout.

How to setup Context Method?

1 	Click the "Picklist" button to the "Picklist Off" position.

2 	A question box will appear:

3    Click "Yes" for multiple words.

4    Another question box will appear:

5    Click "Yes" when you need to clarify the source word. Click "No" to leave out the source
word.  For Example: ("You"->"deg"|"dere"|"du").

6    Choose English or Norwegian as your default language setting.

7    Click on preferences to save this setup as the default method.

Setup complete.


Using the Picklist
Using the Picklist...

Select a word in the picklist with the mouse. Click "Accept" (or double click the highlighted word)
to insert the target word, click "Reject" to keep the source word. Use the grammar and
commentary boxes to assist you in choosing the most appropriate word. Click "Grammar Help"
to invoke the grammar help file to assist you with some grammatical situations.


Translating Interactively
Translating Interactively...

Interactive Translation...

Setting Preferences

Set your preferences and type your text in the Text to be Translated box. Click "Translate" to
begin translating. You may choose from the picklist box above if you are using the Comprehensive
method. The commentary box can assist you in finding the correct word.

For the other translation methods, the text will be immediately translated to the Translation box.
All translations to the Translation box, are put in Window's clipboard which can be pasted into any Windows based word processor.

Clear buttons: The Clear button on the top menu bar will erase the entire translation. The clear
button located on the Translation box, will erase the translated text only.

Continue button: This button will force a word to be translated and continue to the next. If there
are hidden carriage returns or spaces in the text the translator needs to be "Continued" to the
next word.


Preferences

Click "Preferences" to save your settings:

1 	Choose Picklist "On" or "Off" from the picklist toolbar button.

2 	When the picklist is "Off" you must choose between multiple word translation or single word
translation.

3 	Select a primary language to translate into: Norwegian or English.

Special Note: When interacting with the Text Editor, the language option will be preset. You
can quickly change the language by clicking on Norwegian or English before the translation
process begins.


Translating an ASCII Text File
Translating an ASCII Text File...

When the Translator is finished translating an ASCII or Text File, a new  file

 with a .TRN extension will be created.   (e.g.  sample.txt  --> sample.trn)

Step 1:	Make sure to set preferences or choose a language to translate. Notice the language
options on top right of translator. (*) Norwegian or ( )English.

Step 2: 	Click "Translate File" to begin a translation of an ASCII or Text file.

Step 3: 	When the file dialog appears, choose the Text or ASCII file to be translated.
Click "OK" to translate the file.

Step 4:	Notice in the "Text to Translate" box, that the text being translated then disappears. It is translating line by line in the file. When the translation is completed this message will appear:


Translator Limitations
Translator Limitations...

When translating with the Text Editor, you have limited memory to work with.
The development system is limited to 64k of memory, so if you are translating
a large text. We recommend breaking it up into chapters or sections of chapters.
When translating large text, a good alternative would be to use the Translate File
button in the Translator. Consequently the Translate File method has its limitations
as well, it can hold only 32,768 lines of data.


Resetting the Translator
Resetting the Translator...

Click "Reset" to abort a translation in progress. This is most useful when translating long text
files or if the program is translating into the wrong language.


Miscellaneous Functions
View File, Entry Screen, and Activate Entry Screen

This button will run the Text Editor with the last interactive translated file.  If there is
no translated file, the program will prompt you with a file dialog for you to choose a
translated (*.trn) file to view.

Runs the Entry Screen for words to be added.

Here you have access to the database to add words not found while
translating. The program will automatically prompt you to add the
Norwegian or English word equivilant.