2.1.3.9 Translation and localization

DITA has features that facilitate preparing content for translation and working with multilingual content, including the @xml:lang attribute, the @dir attribute, and the @translate attribute. In addition, the <index-sort-as> element provides support for index sorting in languages in which the index sort order must be modified by the author or translator.

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Child Topics:

2.1.3.9.1 The @xml:lang attribute

2.1.3.9.2 The dir attribute

Sibling Topics:

2.1.3.1 Module compatibility and the @domains attribute

2.1.3.2 Navigation behaviors

2.1.3.3 DITA linking

2.1.3.4 DITA addressing

2.1.3.5 Content inclusion (conref)

2.1.3.6 Conditional processing (profiling)

2.1.3.7 Chunking

2.1.3.8 Printing