TMX file format
The TMX Memory dialogue box
Using Translation Memories
Reasons for using TMX files for terms
Using TMX files for Terms
Converting a Wordfast TM to TMX format for use with CafeTran
Editing a TMX file
Spell-checking a huge TMX
Cleaning TMX files - doing maintenance tasks
Combining TMX files
Using third-party TMX files in CafeTran
Other CAT tools save inline formatting in the TUs of a TMX file. CafeTran only stores the position of formatting, in a property. Both approaches have pros and cons.
Here is an SDL TMX file:
And this is how CafeTran stores the positions of the character changes:
When you save a third-party TMX file in CafeTran, inline tags will be removed but their positions will be mapped to the TU's properties so that Exact Matches are possible.