Newbies - The Answer To Our Prayers - A Real Manual

OBarbas · 06-15-07, 09:52 PM

After long searching through the forum I located a post giving a link to a 350+ "unofficial manual" for SH 4 (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sear...earchid=165824).

The manual is written in ... German!

But that's no problem. Here's what I've done:

Downloaded the manual from:

http://sh4.wamotec.de/phpBB2/downloads.php?cat=3

Note: to the left of the final download button you'll see a code you must type into a little box (it prevents bot downloads).

Then, run the manual with Adobe Acrobat 7.0 (NOT just the Reader). Select the cursor tool rather than the hand, so you can highlight text.

Then, highlight a paragraph at a time from the text in the manual, Control+C to copy, then go here:

http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr

And paste (Control+V) the German text into the window. Select "German to English" and bingo! a very good translation appears in English, quite easy to understand.

The manual has excellent screenshots demonstrating each step of the process. My compliments to the authors!

AN INVALUABLE TOOL!

Administrators: perhaps you'd make this a sticky?

cheers
OBarbas

GTHammer · 06-16-07, 02:08 AM

What? You posted this and didn't bother to go through and translate/post an english version?

Just Kidding, this looks promising. No but really...someone? Anyone got time to translate 349 pages for me?

ryanwigginton · 06-16-07, 02:18 AM

The funny thing is... you know someone will do it.

John Channing · 06-16-07, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OBarbas

Administrators: perhaps you'd make this a sticky?

cheers
OBarbas

Let's see a few reviews of it and, if they are postive, we will link this thread to a sticky. Bablefish can be, ummmmm... challenging.

JCC

STEED · 06-16-07, 08:41 AM

Any chance any of us could read here?

kylania · 06-16-07, 10:59 AM

Erm... translating 349 pages a paragraph at a time is a bit daunting... :hmm:

TwistedFemur · 06-16-07, 12:51 PM

eh.....no

STEED · 06-16-07, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kylania

Erm... translating 349 pages a paragraph at a time is a bit daunting... :hmm:

Take your time look forward to reading it in six months to a year. :p

Just pulling your leg, good luck.

Tigrone · 06-16-07, 04:31 PM

"Bablefish can be, ummmmm... challenging."

It works well for a word or a simple sentence, but I fear it is paragraph impaired.

I can read German well enough to make out what is being said, but translating is another matter. Anyone got a Russian version? That I could do: очень horror-show, as they say.

Minimax · 06-17-07, 05:34 AM

Quote:

Let's see a few reviews of it and, if they are postive, we will link this thread to a sticky. Bablefish can be, ummmmm... challenging.

we are very proud of our user guide, so have a look here:

http://forums-de.ubi.com/eve/forums/...4/m/6061084955

there are over 100 reviews and they're all positiv to enthusiastic - same at other German SH4 - websites.

We will publish a version 2 in combination with a complete new campaign, new training missions and some mods. But we will not publish it until patch 1.3 is ready.

So - if someone will translate in english: please wait for our version 2!

best regards
Minimax

John Channing · 06-17-07, 07:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minimax

Quote:

Let's see a few reviews of it and, if they are postive, we will link this thread to a sticky. Bablefish can be, ummmmm... challenging.

we are very proud of our user guide, so have a look here:

http://forums-de.ubi.com/eve/forums/...4/m/6061084955

there are over 100 reviews and they're all positiv to enthusiastic - same at other German SH4 - websites.

We will publish a version 2 in combination with a complete new campaign, new training missions and some mods. But we will not publish it until patch 1.3 is ready.

So - if someone will translate in english: please wait for our version 2!

best regards
Minimax

I fear you misunderstood me.

What I was refering to a "review" was would a version, translated using Bablefish, be pracitcal for English speaking players. Otherwise there would be no point in linking it in the FAQ thread, if no one can understand it.

JCC

Minimax · 06-17-07, 08:52 AM

sorry for misunderstanding you!

Bubblefish is, is... let's say not the best way ...

I don't think, that anybody can work with a translation made by bubblefish.

Only a translation by an english and german speaking human would be useable!

SteamWake · 06-18-07, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minimax

sorry for misunderstanding you!

Bubblefish is, is... let's say not the best way ...

I don't think, that anybody can work with a translation made by bubblefish.

Only a translation by an english and german speaking human would be useable!

Even then the conversion from metric to imperial will lead to innaccuracies.... oh wait... never mind.

No one has started a wiki for SH4 ? there was a pretty good one for SH3.

06-19-07, 05:24 AM

Quote:

Yes, Bubblefish has good nice exactness of translation from under language to monkey typewriters. I admire constantly it.

Translated from Gaelic by BubbleFish

Sailor Steve · 06-19-07, 10:37 AM

Mark Twain would have loved it. Here is a direct quote from a speech of his: "Since long, my gentlemen, have I the passionate longing nursed a speech on German to hold, but one has me not permitted."
http://gutenberg.spiegel.de/?id=5&xi...tel=1#gb_found

06-15-07, 09:52 PM	#1
OBarbas Watch Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 22 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Newbies - The Answer To Our Prayers - A Real Manual After long searching through the forum I located a post giving a link to a 350+ "unofficial manual" for SH 4 (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sear...earchid=165824). The manual is written in ... German! But that's no problem. Here's what I've done: Downloaded the manual from: http://sh4.wamotec.de/phpBB2/downloads.php?cat=3 Note: to the left of the final download button you'll see a code you must type into a little box (it prevents bot downloads). Then, run the manual with Adobe Acrobat 7.0 (NOT just the Reader). Select the cursor tool rather than the hand, so you can highlight text. Then, highlight a paragraph at a time from the text in the manual, Control+C to copy, then go here: http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr And paste (Control+V) the German text into the window. Select "German to English" and bingo! a very good translation appears in English, quite easy to understand. The manual has excellent screenshots demonstrating each step of the process. My compliments to the authors! AN INVALUABLE TOOL! Administrators: perhaps you'd make this a sticky? cheers OBarbas

06-16-07, 02:08 AM	#2
GTHammer Machinist's Mate Join Date: May 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 127 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	What? You posted this and didn't bother to go through and translate/post an english version? Just Kidding, this looks promising. No but really...someone? Anyone got time to translate 349 pages for me? __________________ GT USS Hammer

06-16-07, 08:41 AM	#5
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Any chance any of us could read here? __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

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TwistedFemur Frogman Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 302 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	eh.....no __________________ <a href="http://www.dewmocracy.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.dewmocracy.com/images/banner_distortion.jpg" border="0" alt="Vote for MTN DEW(R) Distortion(TM) - Dewmocracy.com" /></a>

06-16-07, 04:31 PM	#9
Tigrone Commander Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Newport Beach, CA Posts: 470 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	"Bablefish can be, ummmmm... challenging." "Bablefish can be, ummmmm... challenging." It works well for a word or a simple sentence, but I fear it is paragraph impaired. I can read German well enough to make out what is being said, but translating is another matter. Anyone got a Russian version? That I could do: очень horror-show, as they say. __________________ Commander Hiram Cassedy: "Tigrone has saved the Air Force and is now returning to Iwo Jima with 28 rescued zoomies." B-29 SNUFFY & THE SHIF'LESS SKONKS among them. I've a broom at the mast said he, for the broom is a sign for me, that wherever I go, I sweep the mighty sea.

06-16-07, 02:18 AM	#3
ryanwigginton Weps Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 368 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	The funny thing is... you know someone will do it.

06-16-07, 10:59 AM	#6
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	Erm... translating 349 pages a paragraph at a time is a bit daunting... :hmm:

06-17-07, 08:52 AM	#12
Minimax Seaman Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 34 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	sorry for misunderstanding you! Bubblefish is, is... let's say not the best way ... I don't think, that anybody can work with a translation made by bubblefish. Only a translation by an english and german speaking human would be useable! __________________ if you think, my English is bad: try my French!

06-19-07, 10:37 AM	#15
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Mark Twain would have loved it. Here is a direct quote from a speech of his: "Since long, my gentlemen, have I the passionate longing nursed a speech on German to hold, but one has me not permitted." http://gutenberg.spiegel.de/?id=5&xi...tel=1#gb_found __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo