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Subject: XLIFF 2.0 proposal: Allow <note> to reference <mrk>
Hi all, Following up on my action item from the meeting today, here
is an initial draft of a proposal for how the <note> element can be
associated with specific content inside the source or target of a
<trans-unit>. Sample Scenario: A reviewer wants to comment on the translation
of a specific phrase in a multi-segment trans-unit. Problem in XLFF 1.2: <note> elements can only
be associated with the entire source or target of a trans-unit. This makes it
difficult to associate the comment with the specific translation it applies to.
(This can be particularly confusing in translation environments that present content
to be translated in a segment-by-segment way.) Proposed solution in XLIFF 2.0: Enhance the
annotation mechanism in XLIFF 2.0 to allow a <note> to be associated with
specifically marked content in the source and/or target. Once way this could be accomplished is as follows: ˇ
Add a new value "mrk" for the annotates
attribute of the <note> element. ˇ
Add a new attribute id on the <note>
element, to be used when annotates="mrk".
This attribute should be an ID type. ˇ
Add a new value "note"
for the type attribute on the <mrk> element. ˇ
When type="note"
on the <mrk> element, interpret
the value of the mid attribute
as an ID reference to the id value
of an existing <note>
element. Here is an example (pretty-printed for ease of reading): <trans-unit> <source>First sentence. Interesting sentence. Last
sentence.</source> <seg-source> <mrk mtype="seg" mid="1">First
sentence.</mrk> <mrk mtype="seg" mid="2">Interesting
sentence.</mrk> <mrk mtype="seg" mid="3">Last
sentence.</mrk> </seg-source> <target> <mrk mtype="seg" mid="1">Första
meningen.</mrk> <mrk mtype="seg" mid="2">En <mrk mtype="note" mid="note1">underlig</mrk> mening.</mrk> <mrk mtype="seg" mid="3">Sista
meningen.</mrk> </target> <note annotates="mrk"
id="note1" from="reviewer">Inappropriate in this context.</note> </trans-unit> Some specific advantages with this approach: ˇ
It is a minor, fully backwards compatible, non-breaking
change to the XLIFF 1.2 standard. ˇ
A single note can reference multiple markers.
This allows associating a single remark with multiple instances or concepts. It
also allows corresponding source and target content to be associated with the
note, which could be particularly useful when commenting on terminology choices.
(An <mrk mtype=”note”> with the same mid value can be applied
to the <seg-source> content as well as to <target> content.) ˇ
The scope of the note can extend across multiple
trans-units. I’d be very interested to hear your comments on this. Best regards, Magnus SDL PLC confidential, all rights reserved. If you are not the intended recipient of this mail SDL requests and requires that you delete it without acting upon or copying any of its contents, and we further request that you advise us. SDL PLC is a public limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 02675207. Registered address: Globe House, Clivemont Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 7DY, UK. |
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