Re: [xliff] Datatype

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

On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:51:57 -0600
Yves Savourel <ysavourel@translate.com> wrote:

Hi again,

I'm replying Yves' comments regarding TMX just to you, not the XLIFF
list because I want to deal with a problem at a time. My comments have
TMX point of view only

> I see that among the pre-defined data there is "xliff". That speaks
> volume about the problem we have: If one generates a TMX document
> from an XLIFF document it should use the datatype values specify in
> the XLIFF document in the equivalent datatype attribute, not "xliff",
> otherwise we are losing information when going to TMX.

If the source file for the generated TMX is an XLIFF file, then "xliff"
should be used. 

The original XLIFF could be created from any content. TMX should not
care about that. 

> In order to do this both formats have to be using the same values:
> This is another example of the need to harmonize both formats into a
> coherent exchange system.

XLIFF TC could adopt the values defined in TMX if compatibility is
desired. We can't wait another year until XLIFF defines its own values.

Regards,
Rodolfo
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