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Part III

Part III. Let’s look at some examples. Good and bad practice. Many web-page designers know about free on-line MT and include links Look out for How to link Disclaimers What gets translated

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Part III

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  1. Part III Let’s look at some examples

  2. Good and bad practice • Many web-page designers know about free on-line MT and include links • Look out for • How to link • Disclaimers • What gets translated • Put yourselves in the position of users who log on to these websites with unspecified language background (say, very poor or no English at all) and reflect on HCI / usability issues relating to integration

  3. Note: If using cached versions • We have edited the HTML source so that some references (the ones we want to show) link to the CD ... Other links will require internet access • See “Script for Tutorial III.doc” for a demo script

  4. Example 1 Cached file Live link • Link is below the fold • Link is translated by MT! • Intermediate page (translated by MT) • Links to MT service: you have to type in the URL

  5. Example 2 • Translate button not very prominent • Alternative BabelFish graphic below the fold • Translate button links to intermediate page in English Live link Cached file (no graphics)

  6. Example 3 • Translate button in English, well hidden • Links to disclaimer, but in English • Languages named in English • Link does directly translate • Some graphics include text not translated • Also some buttons Cached file Live link

  7. Example 4 • Flag icons easily spotted • Intermediate page with disclaimer in appropriate language (some done by humans) • Very little text in untranslatable graphics/buttons • Drop-down menus and alt text translated Cached file Live link

  8. Example 5 • Link page quite nice • Mix of MT and already translated pages (pdf’s) (which give a phone number for the translation services) • But link on home page is hard to spot • And there’s some HTML or java that messes up Cached file Live link

  9. MT-specific good practice issues • Single sourcing • Source language with wide range of target languages • No text locked in images (left untranslated) • Translation, not redirection • Ongoing translation of links into target language • MT-friendly text • Disclaimers

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