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Subject: Re: [xliff] core attribute 'type' shows nothing for group or unit
Hi David, all,
I disagree: This type attribute is the equivalent of the restype in 1.2 and is used quite a lot to qualify a group or a unit. For
> I think the attribute should be dropped from <unit> and <group>
example it's used in TM leveraging. For instance: in Windows resources a menu item "Help" may be translated "?" in French, but if
it's a button it's translated "Aide". The unit's type allows to set the extra info that makes an exact match possible. It also help
for general translation context.
It's not really possible to define all the possible types, we saw that in 1.x.
> The other possible fix would be to have them as strings with
> undefined defaults, but the usability and interoperability of
> such would be pretty limited.
But we can use the same prefix mechanism use elsewhere.
> ...this should slip to 2.x possibly 2.1
Pushing this to 2.x would mean the namespace URI for the Core 2.x would change and we **really** want to avoid that. We must get the
Core done and as stable as possible for 2.0.
So I would propose to complete the definition rather than drop it.
In section "4.3.1.40 type" add:
[[
When used in <group> or <unit>:
The value MUST be composed of a prefix and a sub-value separated by a character : (U+003A).
The prefix is a string uniquely identifying a collection of values for a specific authority. The sub-value
is any string value defined by the authority.
Default value: Undefined
]]
And add the corresponding declaration in the schema.
In my opinion that fix is an editorial change (adding a missing definition) while removing the attribute may qualify as a
substantive change (removing a feature).
Cheers,
-yves
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