RE: [xliff-comment] placeholder id should not be required

[Yves Savourel <ysavourel@translate.com>]

> From: Doug [mailto:doug@ektron.com]
> Sent: Mon, September 09, 2002 8:40 AM
> To: XLIFF
> Subject: [xliff-comment] placeholder id should not be required
>
> XLIFF id attributes for placeholders should not be required.
> For example, when a placeholder represents a line break, there
> is no need for an id.
> <x ctype="lb" />
> -or-
> <ph ctype="lb">\n</ph>
> The ctype attribute provides all the information needed.
> I think the 'id' should be optional for placeholders.

I think this was discussed at some point during one of the face-to-face
meeting. Did anyone remember the discussion?


> BTW, shouldn't the <x/> placeholder be preferred over <ph> for
> paragraph and line breaks?

<x/> and <ph> are interchangeable. The difference is only were the original
code (if any) resides.


cheers,
-yves