RE: ITS 2.0 / XLIFF 2.0 implementation

Hi Felix, all,

> 1) Localization Note: we probably have discussed this before, sorry for 
> asking: there is a mapping to XLIFF 1.2 „note“ element
> https://www.w3.org/International/its/wiki/XLIFF_1.2_Mapping#Localization_Note
> what is the reasons for not using that mapping for the XLIFF 2.0 „note“
> http://docs.oasis-open.org/xliff/xliff-core/v2.0/xliff-core-v2.0.html#note

I think the Localization data category is simply just not mapped yet.
Yes, we should be able to somehow re-use the comment annotation and the <notes> element.

These mixed mapping are hard to implement because we have to make the API works from both viewpoints (XLIFF-only and ITS).


> 2) About „terminology“ the warning
> "WARNING: TBD: the XLIFF 2 specification allow ref and value to be both set at 
> the same time. ITS 2.0 does not allow an info and an info-ref to be set at the 
> same time. So we have to decide something for this case.“ 
> This sounds like an issue only for roundtripping, that is going from XLIFF to a 
> document with ITS. So we could say that an implementation needs to make 
> explicit what value will end up in the document with ITS.

Not just round-tripping: the case is also when putting terminology from the XLIFF into the original format (it may have been added
in XLIFF and not exist in the initial document). But yes, it's a XLIFF -> ITS-in-original-format issue.

I'm not sure having the implementation decide is good because then you get different results.
I don't see how to solve it beside making an arbitrary choice between ref or value.



> 3) Directionality
> Since ITS 2.0 is basically saying „this is in flux“ we may drop it 
> from the mapping?

That'd be ok with me.



> 4) Localization quality rating
> It looks like this could be the same as LQI?

Simpler since it has only single instances.



> In general: should we set up repository on github etc. with input 
> and output files (roundtripping xliff <> ITS) for implementers?

+1


Thanks,
-yves

Received on Monday, 25 August 2014 15:43:49 UTC