Re: [xliff] Proposal for a <group> element

["Rodolfo M. Raya" <rmraya@maxprograms.com>]

Thanks for the clarification. Then the new element should live in a module, as it is not essential for the translation cycle.

Regards,
Rodolfo

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On Aug 22, 2012, at 2:19 PM, Yves Savourel <ysavourel@enlaso.com> wrote:

> Hi Rodolfo, David, Bryan, all,
> 
>> What do you really want to achieve with your new 
>> feature: group translatable elements or indicate 
>> levels in a hierarchy?
> 
> Both.
> 
> Here is the text of the wiki that may help:
> 
> "Data extracted into an XLIFF document are often from formats with some sort of structure: for example document with sections and tables, resource files with dialog boxes, menus, etc."
> It is important to provide in XLIFF a way to map such structures in a common way, so tools can provide more efficient support for structure-related features, for example verifying shortcut keys in a menu."
> 
> So "grouping" is in a very general sense here. This is about allowing to structure the XLIFF document by specifying groups.
> 
> The example such as dialog box, menu, table, etc. are cases where you can have a single item and still need to be treated as a group (for example to check hot-keys).
> 
> The description: "Grouping element." Is probably too generic. "Provides a way to organize units into a structured hierarchy." May be more clear.
> 
> Cheers,
> -yves
> 
> 
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