# Bug Fix: Model Selection & Inline Formatting Tags

**Date**: October 6, 2025  
**Version**: v2.5.0

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## Issue #1: Model Selection Not Persisting

### Problem
When using the "Refresh Available Models" button to fetch dynamic models (like `gpt-4o`), selecting a model and clicking Save would reset back to the default model (`gpt-4o`) from the fallback list.

### Root Cause
The `update_models()` callback was triggered when changing providers, and it would check if the current model exists in the **fallback list** (OPENAI_MODELS, CLAUDE_MODELS, etc.) rather than the **fetched models list**. Since dynamically fetched models might include newer models not in the fallback list, they would be reset.

### Solution
Store fetched models in a separate dictionary (`fetched_models`) and check that first before falling back to the static lists.

**Code Changes** (lines ~7369-7430):
```python
# Store dynamically fetched models separately
fetched_models = {}  # provider -> list of models

def refresh_models():
    """Fetch available models from API"""
    # ... fetch logic ...
    if available_models:
        # Store the fetched models
        fetched_models[provider] = available_models
        model_combo['values'] = available_models
        # ...

def update_models(*args):
    provider = provider_var.get()
    
    # Check if we have fetched models for this provider
    if provider in fetched_models:
        model_combo['values'] = fetched_models[provider]
        # Don't reset the model if it's in the fetched list
        if model_var.get() not in fetched_models[provider]:
            model_var.set(fetched_models[provider][0])
    else:
        # Use cached/fallback models
        # ... fallback logic ...
```

### Testing
1. Open Translate → API Settings
2. Click "🔄 Refresh Available Models"
3. Select any model from the fetched list (e.g., `gpt-4o-2024-08-06`)
4. Click Save
5. Reopen API Settings
6. ✅ Model should still be selected

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## Issue #2: Inline Formatting Tags in Translations

### Problem
When exporting to DOCX, the AI would sometimes:
1. **Remove** formatting tags (losing bold, italic, etc.)
2. **Keep** tags but place them incorrectly
3. Output **malformed** tags like `<b>Text</b>` in the middle of translations
4. Get **confused** and provide error messages instead of translations

Example from debug output:
```
[DOCX Export] Para 2: Replacing with 1 segment(s)
[DOCX Export]   Original: About...
[DOCX Export]   New: <b>Biagio Pagano</b> (geboren op 29 januari 1983) ...
```

### Root Cause
The DOCX import extracts **inline formatting as tags** (e.g., `<b>Bold text</b>`, `<i>Italic</i>`). These tagged texts are sent to the AI for translation, but the AI wasn't explicitly told to:
1. Preserve these tags
2. Keep them in the correct positions
3. Not get confused by the XML/HTML-like syntax

Without explicit instructions, different AI models handle tags differently:
- Some strip them entirely
- Some keep them but reorganize
- Some output them as literal text
- Some get confused and fail to translate

### Solution
Update all translation prompts to explicitly instruct the AI about inline formatting tag preservation.

**Code Changes**:

**Single Segment Prompt** (lines ~1135-1150):
```python
self.single_segment_prompt = (
    "You are an expert {{SOURCE_LANGUAGE}} to {{TARGET_LANGUAGE}} translator...\n\n"
    "**IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS**:\n"
    "- Provide ONLY the translated text\n"
    "- Do NOT include numbering, labels, or commentary\n"
    "- Do NOT repeat the source text\n"
    "- Maintain accuracy and natural fluency\n"
    "- If the text contains inline formatting tags like <b>, <i>, <u>, preserve them EXACTLY in the same positions relative to the translated words\n"
    "- Example: '<b>Hello</b> world' → '<b>Hallo</b> wereld' (tags stay with the word they format)\n\n"
    # ... rest of prompt
)
```

**Batch DOCX Prompt** (lines ~1152-1165):
```python
self.batch_docx_prompt = (
    "You are an expert {{SOURCE_LANGUAGE}} to {{TARGET_LANGUAGE}} translator...\n\n"
    "**IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS**:\n"
    "- Translate each segment completely and accurately\n"
    "- Preserve paragraph breaks and structure\n"
    "- Maintain consistent terminology throughout\n"
    "- Consider document-wide context for accuracy\n"
    "- Output translations in the same order as source segments\n"
    "- If segments contain inline formatting tags like <b>, <i>, <u>, preserve them EXACTLY\n"
    "- Example: '<b>Career</b>' → '<b>Carrière</b>' (keep the tags with the formatted text)\n\n"
    # ... rest of prompt
)
```

### How Inline Tags Work

**During Import** (docx_handler.py):
```python
# Original DOCX has formatting:
"This is <bold>important</bold> text"

# Extracted as tagged text:
"This is <b>important</b> text"
```

**During Translation**:
```python
# Source (with tags):
"This is <b>important</b> text"

# AI translates (preserving tags):
"Dit is <b>belangrijk</b> tekst"
```

**During Export** (docx_handler.py):
```python
# Tagged text is reconstructed with formatting:
"Dit is <bold>belangrijk</bold> tekst"
```

### Common Tag Types

| Tag | Meaning | Example |
|-----|---------|---------|
| `<b>...</b>` | Bold | `<b>Important</b>` |
| `<i>...</i>` | Italic | `<i>Emphasis</i>` |
| `<u>...</u>` | Underline | `<u>Key point</u>` |
| `<s>...</s>` | Strikethrough | `<s>Deleted</s>` |
| `<sub>...</sub>` | Subscript | `H<sub>2</sub>O` |
| `<sup>...</sup>` | Superscript | `E=mc<sup>2</sup>` |

### Testing
1. Import a DOCX with **bold**, *italic*, and <u>underlined</u> text
2. Translate segments with Ctrl+T
3. Check that translations preserve formatting tags
4. Export to DOCX
5. Open exported DOCX
6. ✅ Formatting should be preserved correctly

### Expected Behavior

**Before Fix**:
```
Source: "The <b>bold word</b> is here"
AI Output: "Het vette woord is hier" (tags lost!)
Export: "Het vette woord is hier" (no bold)
```

**After Fix**:
```
Source: "The <b>bold word</b> is here"
AI Output: "Het <b>vette woord</b> is hier" (tags preserved!)
Export: "Het vette woord is hier" (with bold formatting)
```

---

## Additional Notes

### About Terminal Output Visibility

You asked: *"Isn't there anyway I can make it so that you can see the terminal window yourself?"*

Unfortunately, I can only see terminal output that you copy and paste to me. However, the debug logging we added makes it easy to capture:

1. **Windows PowerShell**: Right-click terminal → Select All → Copy
2. **VS Code Terminal**: Click terminal → Ctrl+A → Ctrl+C
3. **Share with me**: Paste the copied text in your message

The `[DOCX Export]` debug output is extremely helpful for diagnosing issues!

### Future Improvements

1. **Strip tags option**: Add setting to import without formatting tags (plain text only)
2. **Tag validation**: Check that tags are balanced before/after translation
3. **Tag recovery**: If AI removes tags, try to intelligently re-add them based on word mapping
4. **Preview**: Show before/after comparison with formatting highlighted

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## Summary

✅ **Issue #1 Fixed**: Model selection now persists when using dynamically fetched models  
✅ **Issue #2 Fixed**: AI now preserves inline formatting tags correctly  
✅ **Side benefit**: Better instruction clarity for AI models  
✅ **Testing**: Application starts successfully, ready for user testing

### Files Modified
- `Supervertaler_v2.5.0 (experimental - CAT editor development).py`:
  - Lines ~7369-7430: Model selection persistence fix
  - Lines ~1135-1150: Single segment prompt with tag instructions
  - Lines ~1152-1165: Batch DOCX prompt with tag instructions

### Total Changes
- ~15 lines modified for model selection fix
- ~4 lines added to each prompt (8 lines total)
- **Total: ~23 lines changed**

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## Next Steps

1. **Test model selection**: Verify gpt-4o (or other fetched models) persist after save
2. **Test formatting preservation**: Import formatted DOCX, translate, export, verify formatting intact
3. **Report results**: Let me know if formatting is now preserved correctly!

If you still see formatting issues after this fix, we may need to:
- Add tag validation before/after translation
- Implement tag recovery if AI strips them
- Add option to translate without tags (plain text mode)
