Long Text Editor Settings (SAP Library - Translation Tools for Translators (BC-DOC-TTL))

Long Text Editor Settings

Use

You can configure the long text editor according to your individual requirements and preferences by making personal settings.

Features

You can make the following settings for the long text editor:

Save and next

If you select this option, the system will leave the long text editor once you save. If you are in sequential processing mode, the system branches to the next object in the worklist to be edited.

Line numbering

If you select this option, the line number of the source text and target text will be displayed on the left-hand side of the split screen editor. This can be useful for reference purposes.

Lined

If you activate this setting then the the source text and the target texts appear in lined format in the split screen editor.

Techincal display (standard long texts only)

If you select this option, it enables you to view the technical history of a long text object while you are translating it in the split screen editor. The Technical display provides you with the following information:

Version number

Status (whether this long text is saved as a raw or active version). For more information, see Saving Long Texts as a Raw/Active Version.

Creator

Date of creation

Release

Last person to change the object

Date of last change

Number of visible source text lines

In this field, you can define how many lines of source text you want to view in the split screen editor by entering a value between 10 and 19. The default value is 10.

Activities

To define your personal long text settings, choose Utilities ® Settings, then select the Long text editor tab page. A dialog box appears containing the options listed above, which you can select by marking the respective checkboxes.