Proposed solution for csprd02 (RE: csprd02 comment

Yves,

I looked in the archive for a continuation of this thread, which I was certain we’d begun. But I could not find anything. Hmmm. Now I’m having imaginary conversations about xml:space? Yikes!

I agree with your first point. I think we should add a note in the xml:space section that say because the xml:space attribute is inherited by its descendants, <source> and <target> without xml:space attributes would still have their xml:space value set by an ancestor with xml:space.

When you say “I'm wondering if it's not worth having some note about this in the xml:space section,” are you referring to 4.3.2.2 xml:space?

If so, I propose we change it to:

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Value description: default or preserve. The value default signals that an application's default white-space processing modes are acceptable for this element; the value preserve indicates the intent that applications preserve all the white space. This declared intent is considered to apply to all elements within the content of the element where it is specified, unless overridden with another instance of the xml:space attribute. For more information see the section on xml:space in the [XML] specification.

Default value: default

[add the following note]

Note

Because the xml:space attribute is not prohibited on elements that allow non-XLIFF namespace attributes, <source> or <target> elements that do not have an xml:space attribute could inherit an xml:space value. If an ancestor element has an xml:space attribute, the <source> or <target> would inherit that value.

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As for your second point:

“The specification also says for xml:space: ‘Default value: default ‘

Which is, from an XML viewpoint, incorrect. If it's not specified the value should be the same as the value for the parent element.”

I think you mean that elements who do not set their own xml:space, who descend from elements which do have xml:space set to something, have the same value as that ancestor.

But I think if xml:space was not set on any ancestor, the Default value is still “default” for these <source> and <target> elements.

Therefore, I think the proposed solution above satisfies this point as well.

Thanks,

Bryan

From: "Yves Savourel" yves@opentag.com

To: xliff-comment@lists.oasis-open.org

Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 20:21:53 -0600

Subject: csprd02 comment - xml:lang and xml:space

Hi all,

The attributes xml:lang and xml:space can be used on <source> and <target>.

But because they are in a non-XLIFF namespace, they presumably can also be used on elements that accept extended attributes.

Because, per the XML specification, those two attributes work with inheritance, one can set, for example, the xml:space value of a

<source> or a <target> without declaring the attribute on that element:

<source>pre-formatted text</source>

</segment>

</unit>

There is no mention of this anywhere in the specification.

I'm wondering if it's not worth having some note about this in the xml:space section.

The specification also says for xml:space:

Default value: default

Which is, from an XML viewpoint, incorrect. If it's not specified the value should be the same as the value for the parent element.

Regards,

-yves

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