[xliff-tools] Empty "text" attributes?

[Asgeir Frimannsson]

----- "Asgeir Frimannsson" <asgeirf at redhat.com> wrote:

> Hi Friedel,
> 
> ----- "F Wolff" <friedel at translate.org.za> wrote:
> > I was just wondering about various XLIFF attributes that are defined
> > as
> > containing "text" (such as the origin attribute in the file tag).
> > What
> > would an empty string mean for such an attribute, and should this be
> > supported in all cases? (such as <file origin="" .....>)  The origin
> > attribute is required, but if it can be empty, what does it help?
> 
> I'm guessing you're here talking about the 'original' attribute - not
> the 'origin' attribute (which is used in <alt-trans>).
> 
> I agree, an empty 'original' attribute doesn't really help, but
> according to the schema this is valid.
> 
> The problem with these 'free-form' attributes is that we can't really
> predict what is stored there. If we were to e.g. require that the
> 'original' attribute was of 'length() > 0' - then clients could still
> simply put an 'x' or something in there.
> 
> I'll forward this to the xliff-comments list for further
> input/comments.

http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/xliff-comment/200811/msg00000.html

> 
> cheers,
> asgeir