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Looking for freeware TBX editor | @Ali

Samuel Murray — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 19:15:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: Samuel Murray
Post title: @Ali

[quote]Ali Demir wrote:
Free dictionory and tbx editor here,
Create and export, tbx and other format
[url removed] [/quote]
Thanks for the information. Termbases.eu is a paid online TBX creator, converter and editor, with a free tier. The free tier is limited to 3 files of 3000 terms in total, and it's limited to "1 user" (whatever that means). The cheapest paid plan is EUR 600 per year (maximum 5 files, and 10 000 terms in total). I'm not sure how this qualifies as "freeware". (-:

Looking for freeware TBX editor | Free Online TBX Editor

Ali Demir — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 23:33:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: Ali Demir
Post title: Free Online TBX Editor

Free dictionory and tbx editor here,
Create and export, tbx and other format
[url removed]

[quote]Samuel Murray wrote:

G'day

I'm looking for a freeware TBX editor or TBX writer or TBX creator. TBX = TermBase eXchange format, as proposed by LISA.

I'm the virtual editor of an active terminology group and we are looking into the possibilities of reformatting our existing Foldoc-based glossary format to something more useful. And TBX would undoubtably be useful... if I can find a freeware editor for it.

I'm using Windows 95 and Windows 2000, although a working, user-friendly TBX editor in Linux would suffice.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

[Edited at 2004-02-18 15:21] [/quote]

Looking for freeware TBX editor | Thanks, I just tried that, but can't open it.

Michael Beijer — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 13:10:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: Michael Beijer
Post title: Thanks, I just tried that, but can't open it.

[quote]Samuel Murray wrote:

[quote]Michael Joseph Wdowiak Beijer wrote:
It also wouldn't open my Memsource TBX as Anchovy needs an ".xcs" (skeleton) file. [/quote]

What happens when you use the generic XCS file here:
[url removed]

The Anchovy user manual has the lowdown on XCS files:

[i]Term Base eXchange (TBX) is the open, XML-based standard for exchanging structured terminological data that has been approved as an international standard by LISA and ISO. It is also known as ISO 30042 standard. TBX is a framework that allows custom defi nition of terminology databases. It requires two files per terminology database: one file that defines the constraints and data cate gories to be used (the XCS file) and a second file containing the actual data (the TBX file).
TBX is available in two flavors:
1. TBX -- The official version released by ISO and LISA together. This version is based on two DTDs with a large set of XML elements and attributes. An extremely rich set of data categories is included in the default XCS file, designed to support multiple subjects through a large number of available fields.
2. TBX Basic -- A limited subset of TBX, which intends to simplify the complex set of options included in the standard one. This separate version published only by LISA has its own DTD and official data cate gories defined in a separate XCS file.[/i]

It would seem that there is such a thing as a "default XCS file" for the official LISA/ISO version, but who would know where that file is floating around on the interwebs?
[/quote]

...Nor can I open any of the example files in the zip folder. No wonder no one uses TBXs ;-)

I asked Logrus to help me get Goldpan to support Memsource's TBX flavour, and will report back if I hear back from them!

Michael

Looking for freeware TBX editor | About TBX's XCS files

Samuel Murray — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 21:48:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: Samuel Murray
Post title: About TBX's XCS files

[quote]Michael Joseph Wdowiak Beijer wrote:
It also wouldn't open my Memsource TBX as Anchovy needs an ".xcs" (skeleton) file. [/quote]

What happens when you use the generic XCS file here:
[url removed]

The Anchovy user manual has the lowdown on XCS files:

[i]Term Base eXchange (TBX) is the open, XML-based standard for exchanging structured terminological data that has been approved as an international standard by LISA and ISO. It is also known as ISO 30042 standard. TBX is a framework that allows custom defi nition of terminology databases. It requires two files per terminology database: one file that defines the constraints and data cate gories to be used (the XCS file) and a second file containing the actual data (the TBX file).
TBX is available in two flavors:
1. TBX -- The official version released by ISO and LISA together. This version is based on two DTDs with a large set of XML elements and attributes. An extremely rich set of data categories is included in the default XCS file, designed to support multiple subjects through a large number of available fields.
2. TBX Basic -- A limited subset of TBX, which intends to simplify the complex set of options included in the standard one. This separate version published only by LISA has its own DTD and official data cate gories defined in a separate XCS file.[/i]

It would seem that there is such a thing as a "default XCS file" for the official LISA/ISO version, but who would know where that file is floating around on the interwebs?

Looking for freeware TBX editor | Yeah, it isn't really a TBX editor.

Michael Beijer — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 21:37:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: Michael Beijer
Post title: Yeah, it isn't really a TBX editor.

[quote]Samuel Murray wrote:

[quote]Michael Joseph Wdowiak Beijer wrote:
Just found out that "Anchovy" by maxprograms is a TBX editor, and it's free. [/quote]

If I understand correctly, Anchovy is not a TBX editor but a GlossML editor that can import and export TBX. I'm not sure if the TBX to GlossML to TBX conversions are lossless and pure.
[/quote]

It also wouldn't open my Memsource TBX as Anchovy needs an ".xcs" (skeleton) file. I asked Memsource support about this. From quickly playing with the two, I think Goldpan looks more promising. But need to do more testing.

Looking for freeware TBX editor | @Michael

Samuel Murray — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 21:31:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: Samuel Murray
Post title: @Michael

[quote]Michael Joseph Wdowiak Beijer wrote:
Just found out that "Anchovy" by maxprograms is a TBX editor, and it's free. [/quote]

If I understand correctly, Anchovy is not a TBX editor but a GlossML editor that can import and export TBX. I'm not sure if the TBX to GlossML to TBX conversions are lossless and pure.

Looking for freeware TBX editor | Anchovy and Logrus' Goldpan TMX/TBX Editor (v3.1) (two free TMX editors)

Michael Beijer — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 21:21:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: Michael Beijer
Post title: Anchovy and Logrus' Goldpan TMX/TBX Editor (v3.1) (two free TMX editors)

Just found out that "Anchovy" by maxprograms is a TBX editor, and it's free.
It's included in the "Swordfish Translation Editor" download @ [url removed]
Am testing it now on a Memsource termbase exported as a TBX file.

**************************************************
Logrus’ new version of "Goldpan TMX/TBX Editor 3.1" can also edit TBXs!

[url removed]
[url removed]

I'm also currently testing the new Goldpan editor. I just emailed support, and they might be adding Memsource TBX support. In any case, this looks like a very interesting little TMX/TBX editor.

Michael

Looking for freeware TBX editor | Great post!

nisha078 — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 07:53:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: nisha078
Post title: Great post!

Hey

Yes, I am looking for freeware TBX editor so that I can minimize my workload and do the work efficiently within given time limit.

I am using Windows 8 and Windows 7 both are working with it with Linux.

Thanks
Nisha Support
[url removed]

Looking for freeware TBX editor | it's now 2017 and there is STILL no TBX editor!

Michael Beijer — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 07:30:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: Michael Beijer
Post title: it's now 2017 and there is STILL no TBX editor!

If you ask me, the format is dead, always was.

Has anyone found a decent TBX editor recently?

Standards are great, but not if no one uses them.

Michael

PS: Samuel started this thread in 2004. It is now 2017. That's 13 years to build one, and still no one has.

[Edited at 2017-06-22 07:31 GMT]

Looking for freeware TBX editor | it's now 2014 and there is still no TBX editor?

Michael Beijer — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 15:39:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: Michael Beijer
Post title: it's now 2014 and there is still no TBX editor?

So it’s 2014 now and the EU people have just released parts of the IATE database as a downloadable TBX and there is still no decent TBX editor. Anyone know of one? It's great that they are trying to comply with standards, but not if no one is using them.

See:

[url removed]
[url removed]

Michael

Looking for freeware TBX editor | Excel 2007, that is...

Michael Grant — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:54:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: Michael Grant
Post title: Excel 2007, that is...

[quote]Michael Beijer wrote:
Rename the .tbx file to .xml, and then open Excel, go to the Data tab, and select 'From other sources' -> 'From XML data import'.
[/quote]

You need to be more specific: this only works in Excel 2007 (or 2010?), there is no Data tab in Excel 2000/2003...In Excel 2007, yes, this works beautifully!(I just tried it)

Anyway, thanks for the tip!

MLG4035

Looking for freeware TBX editor | Rename as .xml

Michael Beijer — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:04:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: Michael Beijer
Post title: Rename as .xml

Similar to what chrislau said:

Rename the .tbx file to .xml, and then open Excel (2007 or 2010), go to the Data tab, and select 'From other sources' -> 'From XML data import'.

I found this tip via [url removed]

'TBX format files are simply files that have been formatted in an XML type of format that was conveniently renamed to TBX. The TBX format is quite similar to standard XML and can therefore be imported quite easily into MS Excel. This is done by adding the file extension xml to the TBX file and then importing the file into Excel. MS Excel will automatically recognise the format and create an XML table before importing all data.'

Michael

[Edited at 2011-11-22 08:39 GMT]

Looking for freeware TBX editor | Another way to edit your terminology file

Lixiang LIU — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:32:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: Lixiang LIU
Post title: Another way to edit your terminology file

This may sounds bad but it actually worked on my case.

You can try export your tbx file into a Tab Delimited .txt file, after that open it with Microsoft Excel, you can edit the terminologies directly on Excel then. (If you don't have a terminology database at first, simply just create a whole new Excel Workbook) When you finished the editing, save it as a Tab Delimited .txt file again, then import it back into your CAT software, everything is good to go now.

I'm have to admit this is not a good way, and Microsoft Excel is not a Free software either, unfortunately OpenOffice doesn't support this.

~C.

Looking for freeware TBX editor | Xbench

FarkasAndras — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 22:28:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: FarkasAndras
Post title: Xbench

[quote]Michael J.W. Beijer wrote:

Xbench can handle TBX, and pretty much anything else you decide to toss its way.

My only problem with it is that it seems to run entirely in RAM, which would preclude me being able to use it in the long run for large collections of data. I only have 3 or 4 GB on Windows XP 32bit.

Michael [/quote]

It does run entirely in RAM but that doesn't necessarily stop you from using it with large amounts of data. It's still the best tool I have for large TMs, so I have an Xbench project set up with about 2,5 million TUs in 10 or so files. They are all tab delimited as that's the most efficient format. They take 5+ minutes to load and take up about 900MB of RAM, but it works reasonably well.

Xbench should work with the MS TBX files, but you will lose the definitions, which is a pretty big drawback if you ask me.

Looking for freeware TBX editor | Xbench

Michael Beijer — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 22:04:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: Michael Beijer
Post title: Xbench

Xbench can handle TBX, and pretty much anything else you decide to toss its way.

My only problem with it is that it seems to run entirely in RAM, which would preclude me being able to use it in the long run for large collections of data. I only have 3 or 4 GB on Windows XP 32bit.

Michael

[Edited at 2010-10-16 10:54 GMT]

Looking for freeware TBX editor | TBX to open MicrosoftTermCollection

I_CH — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 07:23:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: I_CH
Post title: TBX to open MicrosoftTermCollection

Hello
I was looking for a TBX editor in order to open/read the MicrosoftTermCollection.tbx (available from the Microsoft terminology portal @ [url removed] ) and found this forum.

I have tried with Olifant but it asks for some filter settings, about which I dont have any idea.

Before wasting time downloading and testing other editors I wonder if somebody has already successfully opened MicrosoftTermCollection.tbx with any of the tbx editors suggested and is working with it.

Kind Regards
Alberto

Looking for freeware TBX editor | Read vs parse

FarkasAndras — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:42:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: FarkasAndras
Post title: Read vs parse

[quote]unho wrote:

[quote]FarkasAndras wrote:

If you need something that can create TBX files from some standard format (tab delimited txt, ideally) and still haven't found the right solution, perhaps I can help you.
I wrote a TMX creator for my aligner and I'm pretty sure I can bolt together a TBX creator in no time as well.
A batch mode would probably be easy to set up, too, i.e. run the script once and have all files in a folder converted.
Of course this wouldn't allow you to edit TBX files or convert them back to whatever other format, just generate them.

To be honest though, I think tab separated UTF-8 txt is probably still the easiest format for most people to handle. It's far from ideal for synonyms and such like, but at least it's truly portable. I for one wouldn't be too happy if I had to try and import a TBX to MultiTerm.[/quote]

TBX also is truly portable, since it is text as well. And in it you can specify very complex relations amongst the different elements in the glossary. [/quote]

Yes, TBX is txt so a text editor can read it... now show me how you can import it into multiterm 2007 or omegat without extra software, or just make any sense of it in any way without installing specialized sw. Opening a tagged file in a text editor and reading the content is not my idea of a convenient usage scenario.

A tab delimited txt can be used by anyone in any OS. All they need is a spreadsheet or database program of some sort and they can search it conveniently as is or import it into their CAT of choice. Even a text editor or word processor will allow them to search reasonably well if they have no CAT and no spreadsheet program.

Of course TBX has more advanced features than a txt, otherwise it would be completely pointless... But I'd propose that it's nowhere near widespread enough (yet) to be considered a standard everyone can easily use. In other words, only use it if you know that the software the other party uses is TBX-compatible.

Looking for freeware TBX editor | Yes, but it isn't very helpful

unho — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:20:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: unho
Post title: Yes, but it isn't very helpful

[quote]FarkasAndras wrote:

If you need something that can create TBX files from some standard format (tab delimited txt, ideally) and still haven't found the right solution, perhaps I can help you.
I wrote a TMX creator for my aligner and I'm pretty sure I can bolt together a TBX creator in no time as well.
A batch mode would probably be easy to set up, too, i.e. run the script once and have all files in a folder converted.
Of course this wouldn't allow you to edit TBX files or convert them back to whatever other format, just generate them.

To be honest though, I think tab separated UTF-8 txt is probably still the easiest format for most people to handle. It's far from ideal for synonyms and such like, but at least it's truly portable. I for one wouldn't be too happy if I had to try and import a TBX to MultiTerm.

[Edited at 2010-04-05 17:13 GMT] [/quote]

TBX also is truly portable, since it is text as well. And in it you can specify very complex relations amongst the different elements in the glossary.

Looking for freeware TBX editor | Try Lokalize

unho — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:18:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: unho
Post title: Try Lokalize

[quote]Samuel Murray wrote:

[quote]UserOne wrote:
Virtaal (without OmegaT) can edit both TBX and TMX and runs under Windows Linux and MAC OS. [/quote]

Virtaal can edit the existing entries in existing TBX files, but you can't create new TBX files or add new entries or delete entries from TBX files with it. It's like having a word processor (for MS Word or OOo Writer) that allows you to edit existing Word or Writer files, but does not allow you to create new files or to add or delete paragraphs from existing Word or Writer files.

[/quote]

Then try Lokalize. It runs on Linux and Windows. With it you can add/modify/delete concepts, set a subject field for a concept, set definitions, and translations. It is a really basic editor for TBX, but maybe it is useful for you. And you can import existing TBX files.

I really hope that one of the TBX editor projects that have started in the last years could reach a stable version, and not to disappear silently as some of them did.

Looking for freeware TBX editor | Script

FarkasAndras — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:08:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: FarkasAndras
Post title: Script

If you need something that can create TBX files from some standard format (tab delimited txt, ideally) and still haven't found the right solution, perhaps I can help you.
I wrote a TMX creator for my aligner and I'm pretty sure I can bolt together a TBX creator in no time as well.
A batch mode would probably be easy to set up, too, i.e. run the script once and have all files in a folder converted.
Of course this wouldn't allow you to edit TBX files or convert them back to whatever other format, just generate them.

To be honest though, I think tab separated UTF-8 txt is probably still the easiest format for most people to handle. It's far from ideal for synonyms and such like, but at least it's truly portable. I for one wouldn't be too happy if I had to try and import a TBX to MultiTerm.

[Edited at 2010-04-05 17:13 GMT]

Looking for freeware TBX editor | On Virtaal as TBX editor

Samuel Murray — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:54:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: Samuel Murray
Post title: On Virtaal as TBX editor

[quote]UserOne wrote:
Virtaal (without OmegaT) can edit both TBX and TMX and runs under Windows Linux and MAC OS. [/quote]

Virtaal can edit the existing entries in existing TBX files, but you can't create new TBX files or add new entries or delete entries from TBX files with it. It's like having a word processor (for MS Word or OOo Writer) that allows you to edit existing Word or Writer files, but does not allow you to create new files or to add or delete paragraphs from existing Word or Writer files.

Looking for freeware TBX editor | Try with Virtaal

Christo Petkov — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:18:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: Christo Petkov
Post title: Try with Virtaal

[quote]Samuel Murray wrote:

G'day

I'm looking for a freeware TBX editor or TBX writer or TBX creator. TBX = TermBase eXchange format, as proposed by LISA.

I'm the virtual editor of an active terminology group and we are looking into the possibilities of reformatting our existing Foldoc-based glossary format to something more useful. And TBX would undoubtably be useful... if I can find a freeware editor for it.

I'm using Windows 95 and Windows 2000, although a working, user-friendly TBX editor in Linux would suffice.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

[Edited at 2004-02-18 15:21] [/quote]

Virtaal (without OmegaT) can edit both TBX and TMX and runs under Windows Linux and MAC OS.

Looking for freeware TBX editor | Xbench?

Sergei Leshchinsky — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:58:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: Sergei Leshchinsky
Post title: Xbench?

It sopports TBX...

Looking for freeware TBX editor | Much appreciated, Jeff!

Vito Smolej — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:23:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: Vito Smolej
Post title: Much appreciated, Jeff!

[quote]Jeff Allen wrote:

TMX has coming along over the years starting through the OTELO industry-focused project (under SAP) and then being taken under the wings of OASIS by LISA.
...

TBX on the other hand started out as the SALT project. It's main contributors have been Alan Melby, Gerhard Budin and Andre Le Meur for the MARTIF stuff.
...
etc
[/quote]

Blueray vs HD-HDD in the making (sg)?

Note SDL TRADOS moving in the XLIFF direction with Studio 2009.

Looking for freeware TBX editor | open source TBX editor

Daniel G Rodriguez — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:16:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: Daniel G Rodriguez
Post title: open source TBX editor

Any news since 2006? I'm looking for an open source TBX editor.

thank you,

-- Daniel

Looking for freeware TBX editor | Anything new?

TBX — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 19:41:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: TBX
Post title: Anything new?

Any new developments with TBX editors since 2005?

Looking for freeware TBX editor | Free CSV-TBX converter

Nichi Ng'inja — Sun, 20 Mar 2005 21:20:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: Nichi Ng'inja
Post title: Free CSV-TBX converter

There's a free CSV-TBX converter at the website below. Works too.

[url removed]

Looking for freeware TBX editor | There is a tbx editor here

Piotr Bienkowski — Fri, 04 Feb 2005 16:11:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: Piotr Bienkowski
Post title: There is a tbx editor here

[quote]Samuel Murray-Smit wrote:

G'day

I'm looking for a freeware TBX editor[/quote]

Not freeware, but anyway...

[url removed]

It has an interesting feature, term extraction from documents, and supports lists of stop words.

Piotr

Looking for freeware TBX editor | TBX and TMX

Jeff Allen — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 19:31:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: Jeff Allen
Post title: TBX and TMX

TMX has coming along over the years starting through the OTELO industry-focused project (under SAP) and then being taken under the wings of OASIS by LISA.
It is slow in being adopted and tested by all TM vendors, but there is a push for it because a large portion of TM users (ie, freelance translators) do not want to be forced to have to purchase the TM tool used by their client or outsourcing agency.

TBX on the other hand started out as the SALT project. It's main contributors have been Alan Melby, Gerhard Budin and Andre Le Meur for the MARTIF stuff. When I was Tech Director at the European Language Resources Distribution Agency, they had set up initiatives to get it adopted in industry, but over the past 5 years I've not really seen that it has really gone very far.
TBX, as well as the OLIF project (open lexicon for interoperability between different language processing systems) has met a different type of resistance that is difficult to overcome. If the language tool vendors (Terminology tools, MT tools, etc) show how their tools categorize the entries, then they risk showing the secret of how they do things. This is much more risky than the TMX initiative from a business point of view for software development and distribution.

The key links for info are:
[url removed]
[url removed]
[url removed]

These all now fall underneath the OSCAR (Open Standards for Container/Content Allowing Re-use) program:
[url removed]

Jeff

Jeff Allen
[url removed]
[url removed]

[Edited at 2004-10-12 12:42]

[Edited at 2004-12-29 13:25]

Looking for freeware TBX editor | Don't know

Piotr Bienkowski — Fri, 13 Aug 2004 20:16:00 +0000

Forum: Localization
Topic: Looking for freeware TBX editor
Poster: Piotr Bienkowski
Post title: Don't know

[quote]
The URL is [url removed] (see message 104 and further). It seems that you must have .net installed. Do you have to have Rainbow 4 installed as well?[/quote]

I think it's best to ask on the forum you mentioned. I did not try it without Rainbow 4, because I always have Rainbow linstalled :)

Regards,

Piotr