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CafeTran Espresso vs. OmegaT - Mouse & Keyboard
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Feb 5

Mouse and keyboard are like churches and football teams: they both have their fans.

Smart people use both, depending on which is the best tool for the job.

But how well do both candidates support these devices?

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Epameinondas Soufleros
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OmegaT's keyboard shortcuts do not disappoint Feb 5

The most notable ones are as follows:
* Ctrl + I to insert the selected TM match at cursor position
* Ctrl + R to replace the target segment with the selected TM match

* Ctrl + Shift + I to copy the source segment to the target at cursor position
* Ctrl + Shift + R to replace the target segment with the source segment

* Ctrl + Shift + X to clear the current target segment
* Ctrl + Shift + S to instruct OmegaT that this source and target pair shou... See more
The most notable ones are as follows:
* Ctrl + I to insert the selected TM match at cursor position
* Ctrl + R to replace the target segment with the selected TM match

* Ctrl + Shift + I to copy the source segment to the target at cursor position
* Ctrl + Shift + R to replace the target segment with the source segment

* Ctrl + Shift + X to clear the current target segment
* Ctrl + Shift + S to instruct OmegaT that this source and target pair should be identical
* Ctrl + Shift + E to instruct OmegaT that this target segment should be empty (this shortcut is not set by default, but you can add it by modifying a text file in the settings)

The last two commands in particular are a breath of fresh air for me, coming from memoQ and Trados, which always ended up showing false positive QA warnings, which required me to ignore them one by one.

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