RE: Assigning ids

Hi Christrian, Richard, all 

>> ...
>> I guess one consideration is related to inlines/elements within 
>> text/placeables (see above): message-like expressions with 
>> placeholders are very likely to undergo a kind reordering (cf.
>> "There are <x> file(s) on <x>.") during translation.
>
> I think this is something we ought to discuss a little.
> 
> My inclination is to say that anything that counts for 
> segmentation (see BP6) should have an id. This will include 
> embedded quotations etc.  
> Also, variables and embedded text in composite messages 
> should have ids, as Christian says.
> I don't think inline/phrasal elements like <em> need ids, 
> if used properly.

I would tend to agree with this. 

The only use for IDs in phrasal elements like <emph> I can think of would be for extraction/merge purpose. But one could just
generate the IDs at extraction time if needed.

I'm not even sure a quote would qualify. Placeholders for variables do for sure.


just my 2 cents
-yves