- From: Andrzej Zydron <azydron@xml-intl.com>
- Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 16:13:51 +0100
- To: public-i18n-its@w3.org
Hi Everyone, This is a reposting of the argument for boilerplate entity text for the benefit of the public-i18n-its@w3.org mailing list: The only place that I have seen entity text used effectively and without any problems is in the area of boilerplate text. In this instance the boilerplate text is held by Locale, so that depending on the target language the appropriate text is selected. Boiler plate text by its very nature is used for headings etc. and is linguistically complete - it stands alone and does not rely on any surrounding context. The boiler plate entities are only ever used within attributes. The composition process uses the attribute values to display the appropriate target language text: e.g. In the following example the DTD is fragmented so that multiple language versions can all share the key core components. Only the bp_pl-pl_xml.ent defines the language specific boilerplate text: sample-pl.dtd: ------------------------------------------------------------------ <!ENTITY % conf PUBLIC "-//XML-INTL//ENTITIES pub Conf//EN" "sample.elm"> <!ENTITY % bp PUBLIC "-//XML-INTL//ENTITIES boilerplate XML-INTL//PL-PL" "bp_pl-pl_xml.ent"> <!ENTITY % cals PUBLIC "-//XML-INTL//ELEMENTS CALS Table XML//EN" "cals-xml.elm"> %conf; %bp; %elements; %cals; ------------------------------------------------------------------ bp_pl-pl_xml.ent: ------------------------------------------------------------------ <!ENTITY locale 'pl-PL'> <!ENTITY copyright-owner 'XML-INTL Limited, PO Box 2167, Gerrards Cross, Bucks SL9 8XF, United Kingdom'> <!ENTITY copyright-text 'Niniejszy tekst jest własnością intelektualną XML-INTL, wszelkie prawa kopiowania tego tekstu są zastrzerzone'> ------------------------------------------------------------------ sample.elm: ------------------------------------------------------------------ <!ELEMENT heading (para+) > <!ATTLIST heading locale CDATA #FIXED '&locale;' copyright-owner CDATA #FIXED '©right-owner;' copyright-text CDATA #FIXED '©right-text;' > ------------------------------------------------------------------ The key rule regarding the use of user defined entities with regards to i18n is NEVER allow entities within ANY PCDATA context where they can cause immense problems. You CAN use entities for linguistically complete and stand alone text that is used for boilerplate text. Regards, AZ -- email - azydron@xml-intl.com smail - c/o Mr. A.Zydron PO Box 2167 Gerrards Cross Bucks SL9 8XF United Kingdom Mobile +(44) 7966 477 181 FAX +(44) 1753 480 465 www - http://www.xml-intl.com This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you may not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. Unless explicitly stated otherwise this message is provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer.
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