Peter responded: > >A document would contain a sequence such as follows. > > > >U+2604 U+0302 U+20E3 12001 U+2460 London U+2604 U+0302 U+20E2 > > > You could just as easily have used > > <S C="12001">London</S> > > or > > <S C="12001" P1="London"/>
or even: <cometcircumflex messageId="12001">London</cometcircumflex> if one likes the ring of "comet circumflex" for one's tags. > which are only slightly more verbose, but which follow a widely-implemented > standard namely, XML, which I think effectively gainsays William's earlier comment: > XML does not suit my specific need as far as I can tell. And as far as the idea of having parameterized messages, with translation catalogs, I would join the chorus inviting William to investigate state of the art before attempting to invent something that already exists in many forms. Or, to further mangle Marco's musical metaphor, as you "go round and around" on this topic, make sure that you don't mix up the apples *for* the horses with the horseapples *from* the horses. --Ken ;-)
