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# Qt Linguist Manual: TS File Format

The `.ts` file format used by Qt Linguist is described by the DTD presented below, which we include for your convenience. Be aware that the format may change in future Qt releases.

     <!--
      !
      ! Some notes to the DTD:
      !
      ! The location element is set as optional since it was introduced first in Qt 4.2.
      ! The userdata element is set as optional since it was introduced first in Qt 4.4.
      !
       -->
     <!--
      ! Macro used in order to escape byte entities not allowed in an xml document
      ! for instance, only #x9, #xA and #xD are allowed characters below #x20.
      -->
     <!ENTITY % evilstring '(#PCDATA | byte)*' >
     <!ELEMENT byte EMPTY>
     <!ATTLIST byte
               value CDATA #REQUIRED>
     <!ELEMENT TS (defaultcodec?, context+) >
     <!ATTLIST TS
               version CDATA #IMPLIED
               language CDATA #IMPLIED>
     <!ELEMENT defaultcodec (#PCDATA) >
     <!ELEMENT context (name, comment?, message+) >
     <!ATTLIST context
               encoding CDATA #IMPLIED>
     <!ELEMENT name %evilstring; >
     <!ELEMENT comment %evilstring; >
     <!ELEMENT message (location?, source, comment?, translation, userdata?) >
     <!ATTLIST message
               encoding CDATA #IMPLIED
               numerus (yes|no) "no">
     <!ELEMENT location EMPTY>
     <!ATTLIST location
               filename CDATA #REQUIRED
               line CDATA #REQUIRED>
     <!ELEMENT source %evilstring;>
     <!--
      ! The following should really say one evilstring macro or several numerusform elements,
      ! but the DTD can't express this.
       -->
     <!ELEMENT translation (#PCDATA|byte|numerusform)* >
     <!ATTLIST translation
               type (unfinished|obsolete) #IMPLIED
               encoding CDATA #IMPLIED>
     <!ELEMENT userdata (#PCDATA)* >
     <!ELEMENT numerusform %evilstring; >

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