Automated Web Translation Workflow (AWTW) Fosdem 2009 February 8, 2009 - Brussels

Automated Website Translation:: Agenda Who is Connexion? Machine translation > < CAT tools Why not English only? Traditional > < Automated Website translation workflow Which tools? Demo Technical approach Conclusion Q&A

Who is Connexion?

Machine translation > < CAT tools

Why not English only?

Traditional > < Automated Website translation workflow

Which tools?

Demo

Technical approach

Conclusion

Q&A

AWTW:: Machine Translation > < CAT tools Machine Translation Substitution of words in one natural language for words in another Rough translation of web page or message Google is the best (NIST 2006 – National Institute of Standards and Technology: Machine Translation Evaluation) Drupal google translate module Why maintain a multi-lingual site while Google Translate can do that for you? Try out Babel Fish , Systran and Worldlingo Sample

Machine Translation

Substitution of words in one natural language for words in another

Rough translation of web page or message

Google is the best

(NIST 2006 – National Institute of Standards and Technology: Machine Translation Evaluation)

Drupal google translate module

Why maintain a multi-lingual site while Google Translate can do that for you?

Try out Babel Fish , Systran and Worldlingo

Sample

AWTW:: Machine Translation:: sample

AWTW:: Machine Translation:: sample

AWTW :: Machine Translation:: sample Client 2007 premier Livre maintenant votre table! Plus de 60 ateliers à commande manuelle… Customer First 2007 Book now your table! More than 60 hands-on workshops…

AWTW :: Machine Translation > < CAT tools Computer Assisted Translation tools Human translator remains key Faster and more reliable with CAT tools Translation memories (TM’s) text segments in a source language validated translations in one or more target languages Trados/SDL, DéjàVu, WordFast,…

Computer Assisted Translation tools

Human translator remains key

Faster and more reliable with CAT tools

Translation memories (TM’s)

text segments in a source language

validated translations in one or more target languages

Trados/SDL, DéjàVu, WordFast,…

AWTW :: Current Trends Globalization >> Localization Do you speak (web) English? Why not communicating in the language of your target group ? Time-to-publish Cost Drupal 6 roadmap: integration of i18n Dries also finds i18n key

Globalization >> Localization

Do you speak (web) English?

Why not communicating in the language of your target group ?

Time-to-publish

Cost

Drupal 6 roadmap: integration of i18n

Dries also finds i18n key

AWTW :: Trends :: Why not English only? “ The competitive advantage which English has historically provided will ebb away as English becomes a near-universal basic skill .” David Graddol, British Council, February 24, 2006 “ Does Your Website Speak Dutch? If you want to succeed in Europe, it probably should. According to the Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics, 30% of the Dutch population made an online purchase in 2005. This is a bit higher than the UK and Germany and much higher than the 20% average for the EU.” John Yunker, February 08, 2006

“ The competitive advantage which English has historically provided will ebb away as English becomes a near-universal basic skill .”

David Graddol, British Council, February 24, 2006

“ Does Your Website Speak Dutch?

If you want to succeed in Europe, it probably should. According to the Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics, 30% of the Dutch population made an online purchase in 2005. This is a bit higher than the UK and Germany and much higher than the 20% average for the EU.”

John Yunker, February 08, 2006

AWTW:: Trends :: the issues Translation process = not very efficient. Time waste: manually and repetitively cutting and pasting, emailing, FTPing and project managing the same translation tasks over and over 2 types of web site translations Full mirror Partly localised information

Translation process = not very efficient.

Time waste:

manually and repetitively

cutting and pasting,

emailing,

FTPing

and project managing

the same translation tasks over and over

2 types of web site translations

Full mirror

Partly localised information

AWTW:: Trends :: the issues Gap between people and processes that create and manage content, using content management systems, people who use translation software to translate that content. The technologies don't talk to each other very easily, if at all.

Gap between

people and processes that create and manage content, using content management systems,

people who use translation software to translate that content.

The technologies don't talk to each other very easily, if at all.

AWTW:: Trends :: the issues Another process gap: when translators send content back for uploading into the CMS time consuming, technically challenging the risk of additional errors.

Another process gap:

when translators send content back for uploading into the CMS

time consuming,

technically challenging

the risk of additional errors.

AWTW:: the solution

Workflow for a 50 page web site in 1 + 5 languages

Workflow for a 50 page web site in 1 + 5 languages

AWTW:: Auto Workflow:: Xtra Benefits Next to time and cost savings… SEO Page headers, titles,… also translated Good for s earch in local languages by Googlers User-friendliness / usability No technical people needed to do the job ! Integration with WCMS Workflow unchanged Any editing Also in (creative) print Time-to-publish considerably reduced

Next to time and cost savings…

SEO

Page headers, titles,… also translated

Good for s earch in local languages by Googlers

User-friendliness / usability

No technical people needed to do the job !

Integration with WCMS

Workflow unchanged

Any editing

Also in (creative) print

Time-to-publish considerably reduced

AWTW:: Autom. Workflow:: Which Tools? WCMS Open Source Award-winning Any other valuable WCMS TMS (Translation Memory System) DéjàVu Trados / SDL Wordfast Other xml compatible TMS’s

WCMS

Open Source

Award-winning

Any other valuable WCMS

TMS (Translation Memory System)

DéjàVu

Trados / SDL

Wordfast

Other xml compatible TMS’s

Our Customers

Website Translations:: Automated Workflow:: Demo Open your eyes… WCMS TMS

AWTW:: technical steps :: EXPORT Load all selected nodes For each node: Create an <item> in the XML Add the node id to <nid> Add the title to <title> Add the body to <body> Add each CCK text fields to <cck_fieldname>

Load all selected nodes

For each node:

Create an <item> in the XML

Add the node id to <nid>

Add the title to <title>

Add the body to <body>

Add each CCK text fields to <cck_fieldname>

AWTW:: technical steps :: EXPORT <?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;UTF-8&quot; ?> <export> <elements> <item> <nid>10</nid> <title>Hello world</title> <body> <![CDATA[<p>Hello world!</p>]]> </body> <textfield_1> <![CDATA[<p>Drupal is the best CMS.</p>]]> </textfield_1> <textfield_2> <![CDATA[<p>Forget the rest!</p>]]> </textfield_1> </item> </elements> </export>

AWTW:: technical steps :: IMPORT Parse the uploaded XML For each <item>: Load the original node Reset the node id Update the created and author fields Set the language of the new node Replace all translated values Update all links to other nodes Nodereference Book outline Save the new node Link the translation to the original node

Parse the uploaded XML

For each <item>:

Load the original node

Reset the node id

Update the created and author fields

Set the language of the new node

Replace all translated values

Update all links to other nodes

Nodereference

Book outline

Save the new node

Link the translation to the original node

AWTW:: technical steps :: IMPORT <?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;UTF-8&quot; ?> <export> <elements> <item> <nid>10</nid> <title>Hallo wereld</title> <body> <![CDATA[<p>Hallo wereld!</p>]]> </body> <textfield_1> <![CDATA[<p>Drupal is het beste CMS.</p>]]> </textfield_1> <textfield_2> <![CDATA[<p>Vergeet de rest!</p>]]> </textfield_1> </item> </elements> </export> node_load Hallo wereld Hallo wereld! Drupal is het ... Vergeet de rest! now() current user import language

AWTW:: technical steps :: IMPORT Hallo wereld Hallo wereld! Drupal is het ... Vergeet de rest! now() current user import language translation of node Search translation of the referenced node

AWTW:: included content Content that can be translated: Title Body CCK Text fields Content that is updated automatically: CCK Node reference fields Book outline Taxonomy

Content that can be translated:

Title

Body

CCK Text fields

Content that is updated automatically:

CCK Node reference fields

Book outline

Taxonomy

AWTW:: content updates The AWTW module can also be used if the translation of the node already exists In that case the existing translation is loaded in the import step The updated translation is saved as a revision

The AWTW module can also be used if the translation of the node already exists

In that case the existing translation is loaded in the import step

The updated translation is saved as a revision

AWTW:: roadmap Drupal 6 version Make AWTW available for Drupal 6 Automatic mapping of internal links All links to internal pages should be redirected to the translation of these pages CCK Filefield and Imagefield Allow translation of all text fields (description, title, alt tag) linked to CCK uploads

Drupal 6 version

Make AWTW available for Drupal 6

Automatic mapping of internal links

All links to internal pages should be redirected to the translation of these pages

CCK Filefield and Imagefield

Allow translation of all text fields (description, title, alt tag) linked to CCK uploads

AWTW:: roadmap Translation of meta tags Integration with Meta Tags module to translate the meta tags Translation of menus More difficult because there are several alternatives for managing multilingual menus On demand

Translation of meta tags

Integration with Meta Tags module to translate the meta tags

Translation of menus

More difficult because there are several alternatives for managing multilingual menus

On demand

AWTW:: and what about XLIFF? Gabor Hojtsy

Gabor Hojtsy

AWTW:: Benefits Easy Faster Lower cost No IT expert needed Search Engine Friendly

Easy

Faster

Lower cost

No IT expert needed

Search Engine Friendly

Thank you! Questions ? General Stany van Gelder [email_address] Drupal.org name = svg Technical Koen Van Isterdael Rachid Tarsimi [email_address] [email_address] Drupal.org = koenvi rashendi More information? www.connexion.eu

Questions ?

General

Stany van Gelder

[email_address]

Drupal.org name = svg

Technical

Koen Van Isterdael Rachid Tarsimi

[email_address] [email_address]

Drupal.org = koenvi rashendi

More information?

www.connexion.eu