DITA and XLIFF
- Use XLIFF to Translate DITA Projects
An introduction to the advantages of translating DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) projects using XLIFF as intermediate vocabulary
Original article contributed by Rodolfo M. Raya to the DITA Adoption TC at OASIS. The White Paper produced by the DITA Adoption TC is available in PDF format from OASIS.
Read ...- Selecting a Translation Tool for DITA
DITA is a special XML vocabulary that not all translation tools can handle. Learn the details you should keep in mind when localizing your DITA files if you want good translations. Also published at ditatranslation.com
Read ...- Open Standards Matter
Comments about the relevance of Open Standards, with emphasis on DITA and XLIFF.
Read ...- OpenXLIFF Filters and XLIFF Manager
Two open source projects for creating, merging and validating XLIFF 1.2 and 2.0 documents.
Read ...- Publish DITA the Easy Way
The quest for an alternative way to publish PDF from DITA lead to the creation of Conversa DITA Publisher. This article explains the reasoning behind the new development. Also published at ditatranslation.com
Read ...- Organizing Your DITA Files
Avoid the most common problems related to file management and DITA. Get the basic tips for better organizing your files if you need to deal with multilingual DITA projects. Also published at ditatranslation.com
Read ...XML in Localization
XML in Localisation is a series of three articles written for IBM developerWorks between 2004 and 2005. Updated versions of those articles are listed below.
A practical analysis
First article in a series that focuses on the most common XML formats used in the localization industry. It shows you how important XML is becoming in multilingual document exchange.
Read ...Use XLIFF to translate documents
A step-by-step guide to translating multilingual documents using XLIFF as an intermediary file format.
Read ...Reuse translations with TM and TMX
Demystifies TM technology and explains how Translation Memory eXchange (TMX) helps you to achieve independence from translation tool vendors.
Read ...Glossary Management
Introduction to GlossML
This article presents Glossary Markup Language (GlossML), an open XML vocabulary specially designed to facilitate the exchange of glossaries.
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