- From: Yves Savourel <ysavourel@translate.com>
- Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 05:36:02 -0700
- To: <public-i18n-its@w3.org>
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
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