RE: [dita-adoption] Groups - DITA/XLIFF Feature Article (DITA12XLIFFArticle.pdf) uploaded

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

Hi Paul,

If the tool that you use for handling DITA files doesn´t have an XML catalog that you can modify with your custom extensions, chances are that the tool cannot validate your DITA files against your own DTDs or Schemas. 

Having a translated DITA file that doesn´t validate against your own DTDs or XML Schemas is a common problem. One way to avoid it is using a translation tool that can validate the translated output and for that, an XML catalog is very important. 

Regards,
Rodolfo
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Rodolfo M. Raya   <rmraya@maxprograms.com>
Maxprograms      http://www.maxprograms.com

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Rodolfo M. Raya   <rmraya@maxprograms.com>
Maxprograms      http://www.maxprograms.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Grosso, Paul [mailto:pgrosso@ptc.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 1:00 PM
> To: dita-adoption@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: RE: [dita-adoption] Groups - DITA/XLIFF Feature Article
> (DITA12XLIFFArticle.pdf) uploaded
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: joann.hackos@comtech-serv.com [mailto:joann.hackos@comtech-
> > serv.com]
> > Sent: Monday, 2011 July 18 10:05
> > To: dita-adoption@lists.oasis-open.org
> > Subject: [dita-adoption] Groups - DITA/XLIFF Feature Article
> > (DITA12XLIFFArticle.pdf) uploaded
> >
> > The document named DITA/XLIFF Feature Article (DITA12XLIFFArticle.pdf)
> > has been submitted by Dr. JoAnn Hackos to the OASIS DITA Adoption TC
> > document repository.
> >
> > Document Description:
> > This article describes the process of using DITA to XLIFF and back
> > conversion for translation of DITA maps
> >
> > View Document Details:
> > http://www.oasis-
> open.org/committees/document.php?document_id=42911
> >
> > Download Document:
> > http://www.oasis-
> > open.org/committees/download.php/42911/DITA12XLIFFArticle.pdf
> 
> I have only a couple small comments:
> 
> page 8, first bulleted list, third bullet:  xml-lang -> xml:lang
> 
> page 8, first bulleted list, fourth bullet:  mention of XML catalogs.
> I'm not sure that it follows from a "tool that supports DITA" that it
> has to be able to use OASIS XML catalogs.  In fact, I'm not sure how
> catalog support is required to "support your DITA specializations".
> I'm a big supporter of catalogs including OASIS XML catalogs, so I am
> not objecting to the mention, but perhaps the wording needs to be
> adjusted to avoid implying that translations in particular and DITA
> in general cannot be supported without support for XML catalogs.
> 
> paul