XML

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XML Localis/zation

• Peishan T. Bartley

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XML and Languages

• XML supports any defined character sets.
• With Unicode-8, an XML file can be multi-lingual.
  
• Multi-lingual attributes.
• Multi-lingual tests.
• What about the elements?

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Localization (or Localisation)

• Internationalization to develop software so it
  can run in different international environments
  without adapting or recompiling.
• Localization to make local Merriam-Webster
  Abridged.

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Localization (or Localisation)

• To localize translation reformatting layout
  re-evaluation.

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Localization (or Localisation)

• Examples
• Format
• Date
• MM/DD/YY vs. DD/MM/YY
• Address
• 51 Wu-Chuan 6th St. Taichung, Taiwan 403
• 403 ??????????51?
• Colors
• Dont use red ink to write the name of a Chinese.

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XML and Localization

• Localizable contents can be successfully handled
  by XSL or DTD.
• XSL transform the document according to location
  or language, example.
• DTD the power of attributes
• ltlanguagegt
• ltspangt - ltspan languageen translatenogt
  lt/spangt
• ltstylegt - ltemphasisgt ltemphasize moregt

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Challenges During the Localization Process

• Software codes are placed in other peoples
  hands.
• Software products may include multiple file
  formats.
• Duplicate translation efforts means double costs.

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Challenges During the Localization Process

• Alternative process

• Prepare the file by putting it in a container in
  which codes and translatable texts are separated.

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XLIFF

• XLIFF Born in 2001, XLIFF is the XML
  Localisation Interchange File Format.

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XML and Localization

• Why XML-based?
• Easy to develop, and low on cost.
• Supports any defined character sets as long as
  they are properly declared.
• Has features (attributes and such) that can be
  used to facilitate localization.
• Can be output to target media, such as HTML or
  PDF.
• Extensible.

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The Elements of XLIFF

• Non-localization data Skeleton file.
• Localization data Translation units.
• Translation memory.

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XLIFF - Translation Units

• lttargetgt vs. ltsourcegt
• and ltalt-transgt
• lttrans-unit id1gt ltsource xmllangengtIts
  such a nice day today!lt/sourcegt lttarget
  xmllangzh-TWgt ?????? ?!lt/targetgt ltalt-tran
  sgt lttarget xmllangzh-CNgt???? ???!lt/target
  gt lt/alt-transgtlt/trans-unitgt

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XLIFF - Translation Units

• What about the inline codes?
• Tag it
• ltbpt id"1"gtlta href"http//www.simmons.edu/gsl
  is/"gtlt/bptgtSimmons GSLISltept
  id"1"gtlt/agtlt/eptgt

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XLIFF - Translation Units

• More elements
• Internal-file
• External-file
• And powerful attributes
• Phase
• Count

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XLIFF - Translation Units

• Example
• ltphase-groupgt ltphase phase-name'trans'
  process-name'translation' toolthisthing'
  contact-emailMr_translator_at_goodtranslation.com'
  date'2002-10-01T233223Z'/gt ltphase
  phase-name'edit' process-name'edit'
  toolthatthing' contact-emailMs_editor_at_prettyed
  iting.com' date'2002-10-02T142003Z'/gt
• lt/phase-groupgt

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XLIFF - Translation Units

• Another example use attributes to record
  metadata.
• lttrans-unit xmlspacepreserve id1001
  maxwidth15 minwidth8 size-unitchargt
• ltsource xmllangengt Title lt/sourcegt
• lttarget xmllangzh-twgt ?? lt/sourcegt
• lt/trans-unitgt

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XLIFF

• So how do you do it?
• Code the files manually, write a program to do
  it, or use the tools available.

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XLIFF Tools

• ENLASO Corp. Rainbow 4. http//xliff-tools.free
  desktop.org/wiki/Resources
• Java.net Open Language Tools. https//open-langua
  ge-tools.dev.java.net/
• Heartsome Holdings Ltd. http//www.heartsome.net
  
• XLIFF Tools. http//xliff-tools.freedesktop.org/

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Open Language Tools XLIFF Filter 1.2.4
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XLIFF Editor
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XML Localis/zation

• Questions?
• One non-XLIFF related thing. Characters codes.