Subject:Re: translation From:obair <obair81 -at- comcast -dot- net> To:JimDexter -at- aol -dot- com Date:Thu, 1 Jun 2006 06:17:28 -0700
Thanks for your comments.
It is unlikely that the dreadline, I mean deadline, could be pushed out.
best,
Paul
On 31 Bealtaine 2006, at 4:49 pm, JimDexter -at- aol -dot- com wrote:
In a message dated 5/31/2006 4:31:27 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
obair81 -at- comcast -dot- net writes:
Our docs in English will not be finalized until about 4 weeks before
they must be given to the customer in another language (mid-August).
A translation will take about 4 weeks.
It has been suggested that I should turn over to the translator now
those chapters that we expect will have no or almost no changes,
since it would be impossible to have the entire translation done and
the docs printed and bound etc in the 4 week window starting in
mid-July.
Question:
Is it common practice to break up a translation like this? The
thought of it fills me with dread, what with the implications of
getting doc changes back to the translator after they have "finished"
chapters that we thought would not change, and the idea of trying to
unite chapters that were translated at different times etc.
How have people handled this issue in the past? I am a stranger to
this "translation" country.Hi, Paul,
In my experience, the timeline for translation is much longer than 4
weeks, so that may be the reason for the 'staggered' release of text
(first ready, first submitted for translation). If the documentation
you are submitting is more than one large manual, then this would be
required, not suggested.
That being said, I agree with your dread, and feel that it is much
better to submit the completed documentation for translation. So, is
it possible to extend the amount of time it takes to get a completed
translation after the documentation is ready?
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