Pages in topic: < [1 2 3] | Why are nearly all the topics about CATs and how can I turn them off? Thread poster: Tom in London
| Way to go, Tom! | Apr 26, 2018 |
Tom in London wrote: Thanks Alison but that sounds like a rather labyrinthine way of solving what should be a simple problem, resolvable with a single click. If I get the time I'll give your suggestion some thought; but it isn't really a solution for the general Proz user. Exactly my thoughts. This is ONE of the reasons why I stepped down from being a paying member of Proz after 10 years or so. IMHO Proz has become more of a CAT tools online trade fair - with an overwhelming bias in favor of a specific brand - than a portal to connect translators and translation clients. | | | Tom in London United Kingdom Local time: 04:15 Member (2008) Italian to English TOPIC STARTER
José Henrique Lamensdorf wrote: Tom in London wrote: Thanks Alison but that sounds like a rather labyrinthine way of solving what should be a simple problem, resolvable with a single click. If I get the time I'll give your suggestion some thought; but it isn't really a solution for the general Proz user. Exactly my thoughts. This is ONE of the reasons why I stepped down from being a paying member of Proz after 10 years or so. IMHO Proz has become more of a CAT tools online trade fair - with an overwhelming bias in favor of a specific brand - than a portal to connect translators and translation clients. Thanks, José but I don't quite agree with you. I have no objection if people want to exchange sympathy and helpful suggestions that address their problems with CAT tools. It's just that I don't want to know about it. Their seemingly infinite problems are monopolising the discussion threads, and I fear that it's killing all discussion about other matters. | | | Alison MacG United Kingdom Local time: 04:15 German to English + ... Never mind ... | Apr 26, 2018 |
... but if you do as Samuel suggests then all you have to do is click Home (one click) any time you want to see the latest forum posts of your choice. | | | The whole point is... | Apr 26, 2018 |
Tom in London wrote: José Henrique Lamensdorf wrote: Tom in London wrote: Thanks Alison but that sounds like a rather labyrinthine way of solving what should be a simple problem, resolvable with a single click. If I get the time I'll give your suggestion some thought; but it isn't really a solution for the general Proz user. Exactly my thoughts. This is ONE of the reasons why I stepped down from being a paying member of Proz after 10 years or so. IMHO Proz has become more of a CAT tools online trade fair - with an overwhelming bias in favor of a specific brand - than a portal to connect translators and translation clients. Thanks, José but I don't quite agree with you. I have no objection if people want to exchange sympathy and helpful suggestions that address their problems with CAT tools. It's just that I don't want to know about it. Their seemingly infinite problems are monopolising the discussion threads, and I fear that it's killing all discussion about other matters. There are TWENTY (20) forums on CAT tools listed at https://www.proz.com/?sp=forum&action=Overview&viewcat=3 , one being "general", and all others being tool-specific. As I demonstrated by links to previous polls here on Proz, about 60% of all Prozians have/use/master one or two CAT tools. Some have none, too. So possibly two-thirds of all Prozians are being forced to wade through posts on at least SEVENTEEN (17) forums - on the Recent Posts page - in which they don't have no interest whatsoever. I guess this is your point, it should be a matter of individual choice. | |
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Tom in London United Kingdom Local time: 04:15 Member (2008) Italian to English TOPIC STARTER Not the way I work | Apr 26, 2018 |
Alison MacG wrote: ... but if you do as Samuel suggests then all you have to do is click Home (one click) any time you want to see the latest forum posts of your choice. Already tried that and it makes no difference. Anyway I rarely visit my own home page. I have a link that takes me directly to the discussion forums with a single click. That's the way I prefer to work. My home page doesn't take me there. What you seem to be suggesting is that I first of all go to my home page (wrist movements + 1 click) and then find my way from there to the discussion forums (more wrist movements and various clicks as I try to find where to go). Now tell me I'm silly to work in a way that suits me!
[Edited at 2018-04-26 13:13 GMT] | | | Samuel Murray Netherlands Local time: 05:15 Member (2006) English to Afrikaans + ...
Tom in London wrote: What you seem to be suggesting is that I first of all go to my home page (wrist movements + 1 click) and then find my way from there to the discussion forums (more wrist movements and various clicks as I try to find where to go). We mean the ProZ.com home page, not your home page. The URL for ProZ.com's home page is https://www.proz.com/, so you can bookmark it. And you won't have to "find your way from there", because if you followed #2 of my instructions, the forums will be at the very top of the page, like this: It's not ideal (for the reasons mentioned in my post) but it is an option. I suspect another good option would be to install an RSS extension in your browser and subscribe to the forums that you want to see. But to start to help you do that, we need to know what browser you're using.
[Edited at 2018-04-26 17:53 GMT] | | | I can't believe this thread is still rumbling on | Apr 26, 2018 |
If I can do it, so can anyone... I go to proz.com and up comes a page with 20 Kudoz questions and 20 forum posts from forums I am interested in. I selected these forums as I and several others have explained already. I chose the layout of the home page by clicking "Change the order of home page items" at the bottom of the page. How hard can it be?! | | | Tom in London United Kingdom Local time: 04:15 Member (2008) Italian to English TOPIC STARTER
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