On Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:20:01 +0200, Julen <jul...@gmail.com> wrote: > > (I guess most of you don't know Spanish so I translate the message for > you.) > > Hello, > > I'm evaluating the option to use Pootle as a translation tool, and the > case is that we also work with the XLIFF format. > > Although when working with PO files HTML tags can be applied to the > translations, XLIFF doesn't store tags, but it translates them. > > I'm not sure if there's a configuration option or something like that... > I have also tried to put a CDATA in the XLIFF XML, but when saving the > translation, the CDATA dissapears and it translates the HTML tags. > > I understand that this behaviour is due to working with XML and thus it > avoids a possible breakdown of the format, but it's a mess... > > Does somebody use Pootle with XLIFF for translations that have HTML > tags? How has he/she achieved that? > > Thanks and greetings.
We use XLIFF 1.2 for translating www.opera.com into various languages. One of the nicer features of XLIFF in my humble opinion is that you can mask inline elements, ensuring that people cannot tamper with URL's, classes, etc. Example: <p>Some text with <a href="http://www.opera.com";>a link</a></p> can be represented as <source>Some text with <g id="a[1]">a link</g></source> but in Pootle you'll only get <source>Some text with a link</source> This is illegal XLIFF: <source>Some text with <html:a href="http://www.opera.com/";>a link</html:a></source> Currently, the Translate Toolkit, and thus Pootle, does not deal with these inline elements. They will not be displayed, nor will any elements you enter be saved back into translation. Here at Opera we've had to remove the current XLIFF handling to stop it from ever parsing the contents of a string. It's not something I would recommend doing unless you're willing to spend hours of hacking. AFAIK better handling of XLIFF files is looked at, but I have no idea about how long it will take. -- Pål Eivind Jacobsen Nes Localization Coordinator Opera Software ASA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Translate-pootle mailing list Translate-pootle@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/translate-pootle
