Sketch is a vector graphics editor for macOS. It is primarily used for user interface and user experience design of websites and mobile apps.
Prerequisite: Sketch is installed.
To install the Sketch plugin, follow these steps:
Download the plugin.
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Unzip it and double click filename.
The plugin is now available under the Plugin menu in Sketch.
The plugin must first be connected to Memsource before use.
To connect to Memsource, follow these steps:
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From Sketch, select the menu.
The menu opens.
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Select from the menu and click Connect to Memsource.
The Log in to Memsource window opens.
Provide , and . User must have Project Manager or Administrator roles in Memsource.
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Click Connect.
Sketch is now connected to Memsource via the plugin.
The plugin provides these functions:
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Select a project template and optionally a due date and apply settings. Select target languages from the project template before submitting the page.
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Displays the status of a selected page.
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If the job status is Complete, pulls translated page from Memsource and changes the status to Delivered.
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Set pseudo-translation options and view the results of pseudo-translated Sketch pages.
To manage strings, follow these steps:
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From the menu, select , Manage strings to translate.
The window opens.
All strings on the page are presented, but clicking on a specific string or a design element filters the selection to that string or strings in that element. Click X to remove the filter.
Click Group duplicate entries if the same key is to be applied to all instances of a string.
Select strings for translation.
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Define for selected strings.
Default key names are automatically generated but can be manually changed and will then be listed under .
If a translation memory is provided, it can be searched for the existing strings and if there are assigned key names, they are available for selection in a dropdown list.
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Define key .
To be displayed in the CAT preview pane giving translators further context for the translations.
Flag keys according to their stage in the design process.
Click Save.
Note
The job file sent to Memsource is in XLIFF format, which can be automatically detected but ideally defined in Project Settings and Context type and set to .