Re: [xsl] XSLT (2) namespace safe i18n patterns

[ac <ac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I agree that it is getting of topic but still think that i18n is a 
sophisticated issue that requires multiple approaches with three main 
ones, (each impacting XSLT design, to some degree) typically to be used 
in that order:

- Separate files as Andrew proposes, whenever possible, typically for 
large text sections
- Translation dictionaries for common/frequent terms and expressions, 
typically in reference tables
- Attribute i18n for custom labels and display attributes, hence the 
XSLT question, as namespaces and XSLT make this very easy

As for @lang or @xml:lang, the value point for @xml:lang is that if we 
have a standard way of defining language selection, processing can 
better be generalized.  The same should be true for attribute i18n.

Thank you,

Cheers,
ac




> Friends --
>
> This has been fun, and is clearly an important topic, but it is off 
> topic for XSL-List.
>
> Please take this discussion off list or to another forum.
>
> Thank you.
>
> -- Tommie