[xliff] XLIFF 1.1 Proposal

[John Reid <JREID@novell.com>]

1. Optional header element: Since the header element can contain zero,
one, or more of any of its child elements and has no required
attributes, a header stub is required even when no header content is
available. I propose that we make the header element optional. In fact,
it might be desirable to simply do away with the header, since it has no
attributes and is only a grouping element. Its child elements would be
raised to siblings of body. 

2. To further reduce the complex hierarchy, the body element, which is
also a simple grouping element without attributes, could be replaced by
one or more content-group elements. In this .proposal, the content-group
element is simply the group element renamed and raised.

3. If we are going to change names, let's call the trans-unit the
trans-group or source-group (prefered). That would also need to be
extended to the bin-unit, which would become the bin-group. 

4. The order of child elements in file could be ordered to match, as
closely as reasonable, the order of child elements in the content-group.
Thus, the note element would follow the prop-group element.

The tree, below, shows the proposed structure:

 <xliff>1
 |
 +---- <file>+
      |
     +---- <skl>?
      |     |
      |     +---- (<internal-file> | <external-file>)1
      |
     +---- <phase-group>?
      |     |
      |     +---- <phase>+
      |           |
      |           +---- <note>*
      |
     +---- <glossary>*
      |     |
      |     +---- (<internal-file> | <external-file>)1
      |
     +---- <reference>*
      |     |
      |     +---- (<internal-file> | <external-file>)1
      |
     +---- <count-group>*
      |     |
      |     +---- <count>*
      |
     +---- <prop-group>*
      |      |
      |     +---- <prop>*
      |
     +---- <note>*
      |
      +---- <content-group>+
             |
             +---- <context-group>*
             |     |
             |     +---- <context>+
             |
             +---- <count-group>*
             |
             +---- <prop-group>*
             |
             +---- <note>*
             |
             +---- <content-group>*
             |
             +---- <source-group>*
              |
             +---- <bin-group>*
    

cheers,
john

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