Re: [dita-translation] DITA Translation Subcommittee Meeting Minutes:6 November 2006

[Andrzej Zydron <azydron@xml-intl.com>]

Hi Everyone,

Please accept my apologies, but I will be in transit on Monday and will 
not be able to attend the TC.

Best Regards,

AZ

Gershon L Joseph wrote:
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> Best Regards,
> Gershon
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> DITA Translation Subcommittee Meeting Minutes: 6 November 2006
> 
> (Recorded by Gershon Joseph <gershon@tech-tav.com>)
> 
> The DITA Translation Subcommittee met on Monday, 6 November 2006 at 08:00am PT
> for 30 minutes.
> 
> 1.  Roll call
> 
>     Present:
>         Gershon Joseph
>         Don Day
>         Robert Anderson
>         JoAnn Hackos
>         Nancy Harrison
>         Andrzej Zydron
>         Nick Rosenthal (trying out)
>         
> 2.  Accept Minutes from 23 October 2006 and 30 October 2006
> 
>     Accepted (JoAnn moved, Gershon seconded).
> 
> 3.  Review open action items
> 
>     --ACTION-- Nancy Harrison to develop the draft Best Practice on 
>     multi-language documents
> 
>     CONTINUE. (should be out for review today)
> 
>     --ACTION-- Andrzej to revise the conref best practice document
> 
>     CONTINUE. (Rodolfo updating with Japanese)
> 
>     --ACTION--JoAnn to review the document from Christian Lieske on DITA and 
>     translation
> 
>     CONTINUE. (we now have permission to make this document public. Gershon to 
>     send to committee members on JoAnn's behalf)
> 
> 4.  Returning business:
> 
> 4.1 Review Andrzej's new draft of the best practices on conref.
> 
>     ACTION: Everyone to review the list, particularly those who missed last 
>     week's meeting.
> 
> 4.2 Continue feedback on Robert Anderson’s new draft of the inline elements table
>     http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/20570/elementsOnePointOne.html
> 
> 4.3 Nancy Harrison to work on examples of multi-language documents 
>     this week and we'll formulate a definition next meeting.
> 
>     Nancy reviewed the email summarizing the points.
> 
>     Discussion on how multilingual content would be stored and published.
> 
>     ACTION: Nancy to add a statement for inline multilingual content. JoAnn 
>     will try to find an online example.
> 
> 4.3 Review Rodolfo’s XLIFF article outline at the Heartsome wiki address.
> 
>     http://www.heartsome.org/hswiki/DITA_XLIFF
> 
>     If anyone wants to add sections, comments or any idea, please go ahead and 
>     change the wiki.
> 
> 4.4 Other continued action items if available.
> 
> 5.  New Business:
> 
>     Determine if Christian Lieske’s paper on DITA and Translation is ready for 
>     review by the committee
> 
>     JoAnn: Yes it is. We have permission to make it public in the SC.
>     
>     ACTION: Gershon to send directly to SC members (not to OASIS list).
> 
> 6.  Open:
> 
>     Andrzej and JoAnn updated SC on DITA Europe.
> 
>     Considered a success. Good turnout at Translation SC group meeting.
> 
>     Andrzej: Good discussions on use of conref or other variable usage causing 
>     major problems in translation. Recommends we make BP document on how to 
>     write/work with DITA in a way that facilitates translation instead of 
>     impacting ease of translation. Variables are very problematic. There are 
>     ways around the problem -- we need to provide foolproof guidelines
>     for varying some of the content in a way that ensure all languages will be 
>     grammatically correct. Proposes new variables BP document that he'll develop
>     with Rodolfo.
> 
>     JoAnn asked Don if we can get Charles Pau to provide input on these 
>     translation oriented BP documents.
>     Don: Include David Walters too.
> 
> -- Meeting adjourned at 8:30 --


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