Bringing industry standards to Open Source localisers : a case study of Virtaal
The XML Localisation Interchange File Format (XLIFF) is an open standard promising interoperability and tool independence. It might be thought of as a natural fit for Open Source localisation, yet the Gettext PO format remains the de facto standard in Open Source localisation. We present a case stud...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:85656 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/85656 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5565/rev/tradumatica.4 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | CAT tools XLIFF FOSS Virtaal Support Standards Eines TAO Suport Estàndards Herramientas TAO Soporte Estándares |
| Sumario: | The XML Localisation Interchange File Format (XLIFF) is an open standard promising interoperability and tool independence. It might be thought of as a natural fit for Open Source localisation, yet the Gettext PO format remains the de facto standard in Open Source localisation. We present a case study of the XLIFF implementation in Virtaal - an Open Source localisation tool supporting multiple formats. The primary target user group of Virtaal is made up of localisers of Open Source software - often volunteers. We study the implementation choices adopted by the developers with specific focus on the workflow metadata in XLIFF. In this regard we propose recommendations for simplification that hopefully improve XLIFF for use by a wider audience in future. |
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