An excellent Chrome extension for #regex searching on web pages. This is one way to get a bit of regular expression power when working in a browser-based #translation environment.

chromewebstore.google.com/detail/regul...

#regXL8 #TranslationStudies

"RegEx Lab" for MacOS and iOS is a simple tester and library tool similar to #RegexBuddy and the #memoQ Regex Assistant. Its simple import/export text format can be easily interconverted with the exchange formats for those other tools.

apps.apple.com/us/app/regex...

#regXL8 #xl8 #l10n #regex

Regular expression to find hidden bold format tags that are WYSIWYG in the memoQ GUI

Replace expression to change hidden bold format tags that are WYSIWYG in the memoQ GUI to italics

Note that the regex Find expression used in the example for changing WYSIWYG hidden bold tags to italics isn't optimal, might give false positives. Better:

Find: (</?!)b
Replace: $1i

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Screenshots: iOS app "RegEx Lab"

Another #memoQ WYSIWYG format Find & Replace example fixing empirical chemical formulae (subscripting the numbers):

Find: (\p{L})(\d+)
Replace: $1<!sub>$2</!sub>

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Hidden WYSIWYG tags for MS Office files in #memoQ:
<!b>word</!b> bold
<!i>word</!i> italic
<!u>word</!u> underline
<!sup>word</!sup> superscript
<!sub>word</!sub> subscript

Use Find or Find & Replace dialogs in memoQ in #regex mode w/ search enabled in tags to access the hidden formats.

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In #regex mode, #memoQ Find & Replace can access hidden WYSIWYG format tags. A quick example to change bold text to italics:

Find: <(.+?)b
Replace: <$1i

The checkbox "Search within tags as well" must be marked.

#regXL8 #regularexpressions
#xl8 #translation #TranslationStudies
#l10n #localization

Regex recipes for translation (books reviewed) Comprehensive practical teaching and a solutions cookbook.

Regex isn't just for programmers; it's often essential in professional language service work. Here's a review of two books for that by Anthony Rudd. Highly recommended!

open.substack.com/pub/translat...

#regXL8 #regex #regularexpressions
#xl8 #translation #TranslationStudies
#l10n #localization

I'm starting a new "microlearning" hashtag for #regex in language services. Knowledge & solution snippets, free-form Q&A exchange, open to all under #regXL8

A lot of #memoQ stuff, also #Trados & others + #RegexBuddy, etc. All levels.

#xl8 #translation #TranslationStudies
#l10n #localization