OmegaT+ Changes

Details of Version Changes

Current Version: 1.0 M3.1 (build 100514)

• Java version defaults to Java 6
  • all systems need to use Java 6 now, which is available for the majority of systems where OmegaT+ is run (Linux, Mac OS X (Leopard(10.5), Snow Leopard(10.6)), Windows (e.g., 7, Vista, XP, 2000)).
  • exception for Mac OS X where a separate package for Java 5 is available that runs on OS X down to Tiger (10.4).
• editor styles/highlighting
  • settings added to highlight segments: original, translated, untranslated, active translated, active tags/placeholders.
• editor vertical segment alignment
  • segments can now be centered in editor display or bounded at the upper and lower boundaries for better viewing/editing
  • depends on length of document and whether near beginning or end also
• editor pane segment information header
  • segment number
  • state: translated/untranslated, single (occurs once only), duplicate (occurs multiple times)
• machine translation
  • preliminary support for machine translation added
  • Google translate engine currently (online access)
  • Currently defaults to off, activate from Window menu - NOTE: use at your own discretion, weigh the possible implications before use. Use under your own responsibility.
• document filters
  • filters updated:
    • Portable Object (.po)
    • Office OpenXML (.docx, .xlsx, .ppt)
  • filters added:
    • Help And Manual (.hmx, .hmxp, .xml)
    • Mozilla DTD (.dtd)
    • Typo3 (.xml)
    • Windows Resources (.rc)
    • Wix (.wxl)
• search terms highlights in Search View
  • now with grayed background of original and translation terms in returned query results for easier location
• menu changes
  • added menu for segment styles
  • minor menu rearrangement for segment options/styles
• active segments display
  • bug fix for improper display on quick movement between segments with keyboard (e.g., holding down <Enter>)
• help browser removed
  • internal Java-based help documentation browser has been removed
  • outdated functionality that cannot support modern web features, HTML, CSS, or other technologies properly
  • launch operating system browser instead
• dialogs button removal
  • removed superfluous close/ok buttons from a few dialogs
  • About, About Java in Help menu
  • use <Esc> key or window/dialog border close button instead
• localizations
  • added Chinese, Hungarian
  • some fixes to provide better on-the-fly locale/language (a work in progress)
• documentation
  • primarily online now, for better update availability
  • optional package for offline use
  • switch use in Settings menu to open in browser
  • all documentation in HTML
• icons and splash images updated

Version: 1.0 M3 (build 091114)

• faster project open
  • projects now open faster due to matching being performed when a segment is activated, not all at once when a project is opened
  • many mutli-megabyte projects (documents, external and project TMX) now open in less than a minute, some even in a matter of a few seconds.
• toolbars
  • multiple toolbars with related buttons have been added to modernize the interface and make OmegaT+ even easier to use
  • toolbars can be moved around to the four sides of the interface and collapsed by dragging/clicking on the grabber dots
• original segments can now be exported as translations into TMX
• new Messages View added inside docking desktop
  • see messages the program has output during work on a project
  • no more messages unreadably passing quickly by on the status bar
  • have the messages your way: open, closed, minimized, etc.
• Status bar changes
  • most program messages have been removed from this and now show up in the Messages View instead
  • now indicates active document being translated
  • now indicates the segment number and postion within the segment
• search terms highlights in Search View
  • returned results from queries are colored in blue and green for original and translation terms, respectively, for easy location in context
• font application improvements
  • fonts configuration now applies to docking desktop View Titlebars also (minor quirks exist)
  • font configuration for Messages View added
• menuitem radio buttons added where appropriate
• Go to Segment dialog stays open until user closes it
  • makes easier navigation
• document filters
  • Portable Object (PO) document support updated
  • Android Resources support added
• localizations
  • new Italian and Polish localizations added
  • keyboard shortcuts can be localized or customized where needed by editing the appropriate localization file
• open web browser
  • open the default web browser from inside OmegaT+, from a menu or toolbar
• open original document externally
  • open the currently active original document in an external application
  • uses default application of operating system according to file type, when available. Else, web browser is open (some will be able to open another application from there)
• code (minor bug fixes, optimizations & cleanup)
• OmegaT+ icon/splash
• documentation updates

Version: 1.0 M2 - update 3 (build 090721)

• bug fix for missing desktop menubar on Mac OS X when attempting to open a project.
• drag and drop support added for text related components: Translation Editor, Matches View (drag only), Glossaries View (drag only), Search View/Window (entry and results).
• search entry box in Search View/Window has platform specific look on Mac OS X now.

Version: 1.0 M2 - update 2 (build 090608)

• document filters
  - intial(experimental) support for LaTeX/TeX documents
  - intial support for ResX documents
• more default language segmentation rules added:
  • Catalan
  • Dutch
  • Polish
  • Spanish
  • Swedish
• new Search View added inside docking desktop
  - search without needing to open an extra window, if desired
• redesigned Search Window: streamlined appearance
  - less cluttered and easiesr to read search results
• the project and exported translation memories now default to TMX version 1.4(b)
  - for both level 1 and 2 TMX documents
• code optimizations & cleanup
• documentation updates

Important Notes

If you are upgrading from a prior release then you MUST READ the Notes for this Version given earlier on this page regarding the Document Filters and Segmentation Rules.

Version: 1.0 M2 - update 1 (build 090310)

• fixed application quit confirmation dialog on Mac OS X to prevent potential loss of unsaved segments
• fixed launch of Quick Start tutorial in browser
• fixed missing shortcut key for Search window
• updated English localization
• added French and Spanish localizations
• added user interface locale/language change functionality with menu of current localizations selectable to change program language
• adjusted mnemonics
• removed java information from About dialog. Added Java dialog in place of it to show program memory usage and other information (future)
• more code cleanup
• documentation updates

NOTE: if you are upgrading from a prior release then changes to the software to support Java properties in this version result in an inability to translate that format using the filters configuration file (filters.xml) from the old OmegaT+ version (1.0.M2 and prior). An error dialog will be shown if you open a project that contains .properties files for translation. Removal of the old filters.xml and restart of OmegaT+ solves issue. The removal of the old filters configuration will result in loss of all user setup, if any changes were done from the default settings. If you need to retain old settings, make a backup of the old file version, then the new file can be edited to include the old settings (if you know how to do this in XML).

Version: 1.0 M2 (build 081225)

• Sentence segmentation support
• New and updated document filters
  - Current support for: DocBook, HHC/HHK(HtmlHelp), HTML/XHTML, INI, Java properties(.properties), ODF(OpenDocument), OOo(OpenOffice.org), OOXML (MS Office Open XML), plaintext(.txt), PO(Portable Object), SRT(SubRip), XLIFF, XML, XTag(CopyFlow Gold).
• Removed superfluous start/end tags from translation editor segments
  - Segment number is indicated in title bar of editor and in the status bar when a segment is activated
• Improved robustness, reliability, and quality:
  - Refactored java threading
  - Eradicated numerous bugs from legacy code (200+)
  - Cleanup of java code (still in progress towards 1.0 final)
• Improved graphical user interface
  - Application title bar shows open project's name
  - Original segment is indicated in bold blue (no more ugly highlights)
  - Matches view and glossaries view show the resulting number of matches when moving between segments
  - Metrics view added to show translated/unique segments in project
  - Better looking buttons for dockable views
  - Altered default layout of dockables
• Metrics file output for project
• Reorganization of application menus
• Improved keyboard shortcuts across platforms (Linux, OS X, Windoze)
• Functions to move back and forth between project documents (mouse, shortcuts)
• Cut, copy, paste support (menu, shortcuts)
• Uppercase, lowercase support (menu, shortcuts)
• Project Reopen function
• Option to automatically load last project on application launch
• Option to automatically validate tags on translation generation
• Java Swing 'Look and Feel' selection (Linux, Windoze)
• Window menu to allow open/close of dockables/application components
• Functionality to open User guide in web browser
  - Uses system default browser on Mac OS X and Windoze
  - Configurable on Linux (attempts to locate a known one when launched, but can be set if one is not located)
  - Builtin User Guide viewer as backup
• About dialog shows OmegaT+ memory usage and Java version

Version: 1.0 M1 (build 080312)

• removed non-compliant GPL libraries for OS X integration; inherited from legacy code
  - replaced it with new code
• QuickStart documentation updated, plus other minor documentation updates

Version 1.0 M1 (build 080220)

• fixed bug with launching documentation in help window or in web browser
  - path problem related to launching OmegaT+ on the desktop
• minor documentation updates

Version 1.0 M1 (build 080129)

• initial release