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Ultimate Term Tool
Thread poster: Hans Lenting
Hans Lenting
Hans Lenting
Netherlands
Member (2006)
German to Dutch
Jan 30, 2022

With this macro you can easily add term pairs to a tab-delimited text file (that can be opened, sorted etc. with Excel etc.).

  • Place the example file Terms.txt on your Desktop. Its structure matches the layout of the dialogue boxes in this macro.
  • Select the entry –Add a new term pair to add a new term pair.
  • Select the entry –Edit a term pair to activate editing of an existing term pair. (You have to enter/select the appropriate source ... See more
With this macro you can easily add term pairs to a tab-delimited text file (that can be opened, sorted etc. with Excel etc.).

  • Place the example file Terms.txt on your Desktop. Its structure matches the layout of the dialogue boxes in this macro.
  • Select the entry –Add a new term pair to add a new term pair.
  • Select the entry –Edit a term pair to activate editing of an existing term pair. (You have to enter/select the appropriate source term.)
  • Or just type a source term, select the correct one and click OK to have the target term inserted into your editor.


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Screen Shot 2022-01-30 at 16.37.32

Get the macro at: https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/ultimate-term-tool/26279

(Keyboard Maestro must be installed.)

Bonus: The structure of Terms.txt matches the order of the fields on the tab Preferences > Definitions in CafeTran Espresso. The file can be used as a CafeTran Espresso glossary, after changing:

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Hans Lenting
Hans Lenting
Netherlands
Member (2006)
German to Dutch
TOPIC STARTER
Version 2 Feb 1, 2022

I've just created version 2 of the Ultimate Term Tool macro:

Version 2 - 2022-02-01

  • Changed the path for Terms.txt to the UTT folder inside the Documents folder.
  • The macro checks for the presence of the UTT folder. If this folder doesn’t exist, the macro will create it.
  • The macro checks for the presence of the files ‘Clients.txt’, ‘Subjects.txt’ and ‘Terms.txt’ in the UTT folder. If these files don’t exist, the macro create... See more
I've just created version 2 of the Ultimate Term Tool macro:

Version 2 - 2022-02-01

  • Changed the path for Terms.txt to the UTT folder inside the Documents folder.
  • The macro checks for the presence of the UTT folder. If this folder doesn’t exist, the macro will create it.
  • The macro checks for the presence of the files ‘Clients.txt’, ‘Subjects.txt’ and ‘Terms.txt’ in the UTT folder. If these files don’t exist, the macro creates them and fills them with default values.


https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/ultimate-term-tool/26279/4?u=alyb

Screen Shot 2022-02-01 at 11.35.01

Bonus: Users of CafeTran Espresso can use the files ~/Documents/UTT/Subjects.txt and ~/Documents/UTT/Clients.txt here too:

Screen Shot 2022-02-01 at 11.42.51




[Edited at 2022-02-01 10:48 GMT] ▲ Collapse
 
Hans Lenting
Hans Lenting
Netherlands
Member (2006)
German to Dutch
TOPIC STARTER
Version 3 Feb 2, 2022

Version 3 - 2022-02-02
- Added an option to edit Terms.txt in Ms Excel (English version).
- Added an option to edit Clients.txt and Subjects.txt in your default text editor.

https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/ultimate-term-tool/26279/5?u=alyb

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Hans Lenting
Hans Lenting
Netherlands
Member (2006)
German to Dutch
TOPIC STARTER
Version 4 Feb 5, 2022

Version 4 - 2022-02-05
- Added an option to edit Terms.txt in LibreOffice Calc.
- Added an option to edit Terms.txt in Apple Numbers.

https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/ultimate-term-tool/26279/6?u=alyb
 


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