What\'s New in Alchemy Catalyst 9.0 the Worlds leading software localization technology

1. Catalyst 9.0 October
2010
 Multi-Lingual Support
 Job File
 Job Scheduling
 New File Formats
 Productivity Features
 TM Enhancements
 Pixel Based Limits
 SDK
 Share Project Statistics
 .NET Enhancements
 64 bit
 Introduction to Catalyst 9.0
 New Features

2. Catalyst 9.0 – Multi-Lingual Support
 9.0 permits tasks such as
 Project Creation, Validation, Leverage, etc.
…to be run across multiple languages in one go through
the Alchemy Catalyst UI
 E.g. Leverage 5 JFIGS projects all in one click
 TMs are already Multi-Lingual
 Language Exchange
 *.TM format (new xliff based TM)

3. Catalyst 9.0 – Job File
 The Problem?
 4 *.ttk Project Files, 4 languages
 16 Project files to be localised
 16 Creates, 16 Validation reports, 16 Leverages
 Now you can simply specify through the UI
 4 project files as template files
 4 languages
 Tell Catalyst to organise the Job

4. Catalyst 9.0 – Job File
 Job File is a collection of
 Catalyst Projects (*.ttk)
 Chosen Languages
 Open XML format ( *.jobx – editable externally)
 Creates Job File Structure on disk

5. Catalyst 9.0 – Job Scheduling
 Job File is now an input to all Experts
 Previously perform 16 different leverage tasks
 Cat 9.0 – schedule all 16 in one go
 Browse to Job File
 Catalyst lists template files
 Languages to be Leveraged

6. Catalyst 9.0 – Job Scheduling
 Scheduled Tasks List
 Hierarchical Tasks List
 Shows Tasks with Status
 Finished, Running, Scheduled
 Pause Scheduler
 Amend Tasks if necessary
 Perform more urgent tasks
 Fault tolerant (tasks in external editable file)

7. Catalyst 9.0 – New File Formats in 9.0
 Vis Studio 2010 Help Format (*.msha, *.mshc)
 Compressed List of HTML and other base types
 Compressed Files
 *.zip, *.cab, etc.
 Cat 9.0 can now decompress, insert (offering rules for files)
 Optionally Re-compress on extract
 Exe files (no new code here)
 Drivers (*.sys)
 Screen Savers (*.scr)
 Control Panel Applets (*.cpl)
 MS Styles (*.msstyles)
 Codec Files (*.acm, *.ax)
 Multi-Lingual User Pack (*.mui)

8. Catalyst 9.0 – Productivity Enhancements
 Accelerators (client feedback)
 Close All Projects ( and Close All, but this)
 Locate segment in Navigator
 Copy Results to Clipboard
 Make Keyword
 Perform Concordance Search
 Send To … dictionary.com, thesaurus.com, MS
glossaries, etc. (can add anything you wish)
 Show whitespace (in Trans Toolbar and in String List)
 Pivot Language

9. Catalyst 9.0 – TM Enhancements
 Support for new desktop TM
 Multi-Lingual
 Xliff based TM
 *.tm (xliff TM format shared with Publisher)
 Cleanup Expert
 Push content to all supported TM Formats

10. Catalyst 9.0 – Pixel Length Limits
 Pixel Limitations
 Add MaxHeight, MaxWidth variables
 Combine with Font and Font size
 Indicate to Linguist the available space

11. Catalyst 9.0 – SDK Included
 Developer Pro will come with additional SDK
 ezScript (Command Line)
 COM API (new)
 Event API (new)

12. Catalyst 9.0 – Share Project Statistics
 Integration Extensions
 Add Vitals Statistics to a Project File
 Author
 Source, Target Language
 Number of Words
 Percentage translated
 Project File becomes a compressed
 First file is Project File
 2nd file in archive is VitalStats.xml
 Shell Extension – hover over Project File

13. Catalyst 9.0 - .NET Enhancements
 WPF – enhanced xaml load
 Increased generation of visual
 Silverlight
 .NET 4.0
 Lots of combinations – all auto detected, no UI switch
 Edit .net 2.0 satellites while running.net 2.0
 Edit .net 2.0 satellites while running.net 4.0
 Edit .net 4.0 satellites while running.net 4.0

14. Catalyst 9.0 – 64 bit version
 New 64bit compiled version
 Required to read/write 64bit .net satellites