目前沒有辦法進行部分的傳送/接收（Send/Receive），很抱歉讓使用者失望，但我認為這不太可能成為 Paratext 的功能。如果開放只同步專案部分內容的可能性，當（而非如果）有人忘記同步整個專案時，會引發各種合併問題。
如果你想想翻譯過程，或在電腦上處理文件的過程，在實際發布之前，工作始終處於「未完成」的狀態。我想我理解這位使用者的立場，但最安全且最佳的做法是勤儲存。在電腦上本地儲存是好習慣。經常執行傳送/接收（Send/Receive）則能讓你額外獲得在網際網路、USB 隨身碟或其他位置儲存詳細工作歷史記錄的能力。等到完成（任何任務或階段）才儲存的危險在於，如果電腦當機或發生其他狀況，他們可能會失去工作。定期執行傳送/接收有助於確保如果電腦當機、被竊等，他們不會失去大量工作。如果他們只進行部分的傳送/接收，同時等待工作的另一部分真正「完成」，可能需要幾天或更久才能完成。如果他們的電腦當機或被竊等，他們可能會失去幾天甚至幾週的工作。這不值得冒險。
Paratext 非常擅長區分哪些編輯是在何時、由誰進行的，並將它們全部合併在一起。如果團隊允許超過一名使用者編輯同一章節/書卷，他們之間保持良好溝通以了解誰在處理哪裡非常重要，以免不小心編輯另一個人正在編輯中的書卷/章節。此外，當人們在兩次傳送/接收之間等待太久（通常是幾個月）時，Paratext 也曾經出現合併困難的問題。
如果這位使用者擔心其他人看到他的工作，我會鼓勵他們向其他人溝通說明他們尚未完成。但他們仍應定期執行傳送/接收，至少每天一次，越多越好。我鼓勵人們在以下時間執行傳送/接收：
開始一天時
上午休息時
午餐時間
下午休息時
結束一天時
此外，在他們完成任何主要任務時（例如，完成一章、顧問檢查某章/書卷等）執行傳送/接收也會很有幫助。
顯然，對使用者來說合理的頻率即可。但每天工作時至少執行一次是很重要的。如果存取網際網路有困難，則讓他們在一天/一週內定期執行到可攜式 USB 隨身碟的傳送/接收，並在能夠時執行網際網路傳送/接收。
There is no way to do a partial Send/Receive, and I’m sorry to disappoint the user, but I do not imagine it would become a feature in Paratext. Opening up the possibility of only syncing only part of the project would introduce all sorts of merge issues when (not if) somebody were to forget to sync the whole project.
If you think about the translation process, or the process of working on a document on your computer, the work is in a constant state of “unfinished” until you actually publish it. I think I understand where this user is coming from, but it is just the safest and best practice to save early and save often. Saving locally on the computer is good practice. Doing a Send/Receive often then gives you the additional ability to save a detailed history of your work on the Internet, a USB Drive, or other location. The danger of waiting until they are finished (with any task or stage) is that they could lose work if their computer crashed or something. Doing a regular Send/Receive helps ensure they will NOT lose a lot of work if their computer crashes, is stolen, etc. If they only did a partial Send/Receive, while waiting until a different part of their work was indeed “finished”, it could be days or longer before they are finished. Should their computer crash or be stolen, etc, they could lose days or even weeks of work. It’s not worth the risk.
Paratext is very good at distinguishing what edits were made, when and by whom, and merging them all together. If the team has allowed more than one user to edit the same chapter/book, it is very important for them to be in good communication about who is working where so they don’t accidentally edit a book/chapter that another person was in the middle of editing. There have also been issues with Paratext having trouble merging properly when people wait too long between Send/Receives (usually months).
If this user is concerned about other people seeing his work, I would encourage them to communicate to others that they are not done. But they should still do a regular Send/Receive, at least once/day, and more is better. I have encouraged people to do a Send/Receive at these times:
To start the day
Morning break
Lunchtime
Afternoon break
To finish the day
As well, it would be helpful to do a Send/Receive at any time they complete a major task (for example, finish a chapter, consultant check of a chapter/book, etc).
Obviously, whatever is reasonable for the user. But at least once every day they are working is important. If accessing the Internet is an issue, then have them do a regular Send/Receive to a portable USB Drive throughout the day/week and do an Internet Send/Receive when they are able.
機器翻譯自 English
