The Copy Source command inserts commas into years Thread poster: Comunican
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Comunican
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:27
Spanish to English
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For some reason that I can't work out, Wordfast Pro has started inserting commas into years. For example if the text contains the year "2022", Wordfast Pro changes it to "2,022" when I use the Copy Source command.
I've tried changing the regional settings in my computer's control panel by doing the following: Control Settings > "Clock and Region" > "Region." > "Additional Settings", in the "Numbers" tab, change the "Digit grouping symbol" to a blank space (i.e., delete the comma), but that... See more For some reason that I can't work out, Wordfast Pro has started inserting commas into years. For example if the text contains the year "2022", Wordfast Pro changes it to "2,022" when I use the Copy Source command.
I've tried changing the regional settings in my computer's control panel by doing the following: Control Settings > "Clock and Region" > "Region." > "Additional Settings", in the "Numbers" tab, change the "Digit grouping symbol" to a blank space (i.e., delete the comma), but that didn't work.
Can anyone advise please?
Many thanks ▲ Collapse
| | | | Andriy Yasharov 
Ukraine
Local time: 13:27
Member (2008)
English to Russian
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| I second that! | Apr 19, 2023 |
I have also been experiencing the same issue lately.
| | | | Samuel Murray
Netherlands
Local time: 12:27
Member (2006)
English to Afrikaans
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Yes, yes... yes, and I do revision, where the translators didn't bother to check that it should be "2022" and not "2 022". But I encountered this myself with TPT's online version of WFP7, too... copy source to target caused "2023" to become "2 023".
| | | | JohnWhi
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:27
French to English
| Not just years | May 24, 2023 |
I have also noticed this in references in technical/industrial documents.
Source text: REF: 0455117008515 [OA]
Copy source: REF: 455,117,008,515 [OA]
Copy and paste seems the safest solution.
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John Di Rico
France
Local time: 12:27
Member (2006)
French to English
| Change your preferences | May 25, 2023 |
Hello,
Open your preferences. Under General Preferences > Segment, untick the option “Copy source with number conversion”.
Best,
John
| | | | JohnWhi
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:27
French to English
| Thanks for the reminder | May 25, 2023 |
Many thanks for the reminder of its existence, John.
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