The localization attribute group defines a set of common attributes related to
translation and localization. These attributes are available on most DITA elements.
@translate- Indicates
whether the content of the element should be translated or not. Allowable values are yes, no, and -dita-use-conref-target. See Element-by-element recommendations for translators: Base editionTechnical content editionAll-inclusive edition for suggested processing defaults
for each element.
@xml:lang- Specifies
the language of the element content. The
@xml:lang attribute and its
values are described in the XML Recommendation at http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml/#sec-lang-tag. Allowable values are language
tokens or the null string.
@dir- Specifies the
directionality of text: left-to-right (ltr, the processing default) or right-to-left (rtl).
The value lro indicates an override of normal bidi text presentation, forcing the element into
left-to-right mode; rlo overrides normal rules to force right-to-left presentation. Allowable
values are ltr, rtl, lro, rlo, and -dita-use-conref-target. See The dir attribute for more information.
The @translate, @xml:lang, and @dir
attributes identify language-specific words or phrases for specific processing (or
non-processing, in the case of translate="no").
<p>The cordial response to the question is
<q translate="no" xml:lang="de-de" dir="ltr">nein.</q></p>