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Query on Accurate Word Count for Webpage Translation
Thread poster: Lamine Boukabour
Lamine Boukabour
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Algeria
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Jul 18

Dear Colleagues,

For translation purposes, I had to estimate the word count of some webpages using my CAT tool after downloading them in HTML format. A webpage can be downloaded in three formats, as shown in the screenshot.

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To check if the different formats lead to the same word count, I downloaded a webpage in two formats: HTML Only and Complete Webpage. However, upon uploading them to my CAT tool, I found significant differences in the word count. The word count of the Complete Webpage is almost double that of the HTML Only Webpage. Can you tell me which format represents the correct estimated word count that should be translated?

Thank you for your assistance.


[Edited at 2024-07-18 13:24 GMT]
 
Luca Tutino
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Just look inside the files with a txt editor Jul 18

It is possible that the complete page includes a second copy of the text in txt format or other non-html sections. You might be able to verify what is the case simply by examining the file with a text editore like notepad or, better, notepad++.
 
Lamine Boukabour
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The Complete Webpage contains an HTML file + a folder Jul 18

Luca Tutino wrote:

It is possible that the complete page includes a second copy of the text in txt format or other non-html sections. You might be able to verify what is the case simply by examining the file with a text editor like notepad or, better, notepad++.


Both methods generate two HTML files, with an additional folder when saving the webpage as a Complete Webpage. This resulted in two HTML files with different word counts. I wonder which file reflects the correct estimated word count of the page.
 
Jennifer Levey
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Probably neither of them is a 'correct estimate' Jul 18

Lamine Boukabour wrote:

For translation purposes, I had to estimate the word count of some webpages using my CAT tool after downloading them in
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two formats: HTML Only and Complete Webpage. However, upon uploading them to my CAT tool, I found significant differences in the word count. The word count of the Complete Webpage is almost double that of the HTML Only Webpage. Can you tell me which format represents the correct estimated word count that should be translated?
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Suggested reading:
https://www.proz.com/forum/trados_support/364528-translating_website_in_trados.html#3018463
 
Lamine Boukabour
Lamine Boukabour  Identity Verified
Algeria
Local time: 18:17
Member (2022)
English to Arabic
TOPIC STARTER
Word Count Estimation Approach Jul 19

Jennifer Levey wrote:

Lamine Boukabour wrote:

For translation purposes, I had to estimate the word count of some webpages using my CAT tool after downloading them in
(...)
two formats: HTML Only and Complete Webpage. However, upon uploading them to my CAT tool, I found significant differences in the word count. The word count of the Complete Webpage is almost double that of the HTML Only Webpage. Can you tell me which format represents the correct estimated word count that should be translated?
(...)


Suggested reading:
https://www.proz.com/forum/trados_support/364528-translating_website_in_trados.html#3018463


Thanks, Jennifer.

It seems to me that if I can't get the actual word count from the client, the most straightforward approach is to manually download the intended pages as HTML and use my CAT tool to estimate the word count. I tried using software to automatically download them but was unsuccessful.
 


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