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<span id="id1"></span><h1>XLIFF<a class="headerlink" href="#xliff" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
<p>XLIFF is the OASIS standard for translation. See
<a class="reference external" href="http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/xliff/documents/xliff-specification.htm">http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/xliff/documents/xliff-specification.htm</a>.</p>
<div class="section" id="flavours">
<span id="xliff-flavours"></span><h2>Flavours<a class="headerlink" href="#flavours" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>XLIFF also has documents that specify the conversion from various standard
source documents and localisation formats.</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li>PO – For conformance to the po2xliff spec, see <a class="reference internal" href="../commands/xliff2po.html"><em>xliff2po</em></a>.<ul>
<li>Draft <a class="reference external" href="http://docs.oasis-open.org/xliff/v1.2/xliff-profile-po/xliff-profile-po-1.2.html">XLIFF 1.2 Representation Guide for Gettext PO</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>HTML – not implemented<ul>
<li>Draft <a class="reference external" href="http://docs.oasis-open.org/xliff/v1.2/xliff-profile-html/xliff-profile-html-1.2.html">XLIFF 1.2 Representation Guide for HTML</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Java (includes .properties and Java resource bundles) – not implemented<ul>
<li>Draft <a class="reference external" href="http://docs.oasis-open.org/xliff/v1.2/xliff-profile-java/xliff-profile-java-v1.2.html">XLIFF 1.2 Representation Guide for Java Resource Bundles</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>ICU Resource Bundles – not officially being developed by XLIFF – Proposed
<a class="reference external" href="http://www.icu-project.org/repos/icu/icuhtml/trunk/design/locale/xliff-profile-icuresourcebundle-1.2.htm">representation guide</a></li>
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<div class="section" id="standard-conformance">
<span id="xliff-standard-conformance"></span><h2>Standard conformance<a class="headerlink" href="#standard-conformance" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<div class="section" id="done">
<span id="xliff-done"></span><h3>Done<a class="headerlink" href="#done" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
<ul>
<li><p class="first">File creation and parsing</p>
</li>
<li><p class="first">API can create multiple files in one XLIFF (some tools only read the first
file)</p>
</li>
<li><p class="first">source-language attribute</p>
</li>
<li><dl class="first docutils">
<dt>trans-unit with</dt>
<dd><ul class="first last">
<li><p class="first">note: addnote() and getnotes()</p>
</li>
<li><dl class="first docutils">
<dt>state</dt>
<dd><ul class="first last simple">
<li>fuzzy: isfuzzy() and markfuzzy()</li>
<li>translated: marktranslated()</li>
<li>approved</li>
<li>needs-review-transaltion: isreview(), markreviewneeded()</li>
</ul>
</dd>
</dl>
</li>
<li><p class="first">id: setid()</p>
</li>
<li><p class="first">context-group: createcontextgroup()</p>
</li>
</ul>
</dd>
</dl>
</li>
<li><p class="first">context groups</p>
</li>
<li><p class="first">alt-trans</p>
</li>
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<div class="section" id="xliff-and-other-tools">
<span id="xliff-xliff-and-other-tools"></span><h2>XLIFF and other tools<a class="headerlink" href="#xliff-and-other-tools" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>Here is a small report on the <tt class="xref doc docutils literal"><span class="pre">guide/tools/xliff</span> <span class="pre">support</span> <span class="pre">by</span> <span class="pre">ms</span> <span class="pre">windows</span>
<span class="pre">programs</span></tt>.</p>
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