IEC 62605:2016
(Main)Multimedia systems and equipment - Multimedia e-publishing and e-books - Interchange format for e-dictionaries
Multimedia systems and equipment - Multimedia e-publishing and e-books - Interchange format for e-dictionaries
IEC 62605:2016 specifies the interchange format for e-dictionaries among publishers, content creators and manufacturers. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2011. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
- Ref element is added to facilitate cross reference between entries.
- A new version of LeXML format, which is one of the base formats of the first edition, has been expanded and becomes Annex B. (The existing format becomes Annex A.)
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IEC 62605 ®
Edition 2.0 2016-02
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
Multimedia systems and equipment – Multimedia e-publishing and e-books –
Interchange format for e-dictionaries
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
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ICS 33.160.60; 35.240.20; 35.240.30 ISBN 978-2-8322-3102-9
– 2 – IEC 62605:2016 © IEC 2016
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references. 8
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 Position and requirements for interchange format for e-dictionaries . 8
4.1 Interchange format for e-dictionaries in contents creation/distribution model . 8
4.2 Requirements for interchange format for e-dictionaries. 9
5 File formats . 9
6 Semantics . 10
Annex A (normative) XMDF-LeXML format . 11
A.1 General . 11
A.2 Overview of the format’s structure . 11
A.3 Elements and attributes . 12
A.3.1 General . 12
A.3.2 Page_ID . 12
A.3.3 Object_ID . 12
A.3.4 Char_ID . 12
A.3.5 Reading . 12
A.3.6 Filename . 13
A.3.7 Standard character . 13
A.3.8 Standard character string . 13
A.3.9 Extended character . 14
A.3.10 Extended character string . 14
A.3.11 External character . 14
A.3.12 External character string . 16
A.3.13 External extended character string . 16
A.3.14 Coordinates . 16
A.3.15 Polygonal_region . 17
A.3.16 Color . 17
A.3.17 Date . 18
A.3.18 Time . 18
A.3.19 Country . 18
A.3.20 Personal_name . 18
A.3.21 Organization_name . 20
A.3.22 Address . 20
A.3.23 Permission . 22
A.3.24 Keyword . 24
A.3.25 Telephone_number . 24
A.3.26 Mail_address . 25
A.4 Description format details . 25
A.4.1 General . 25
A.4.2 Book information modules . 26
A.4.3 Content management module . 41
A.4.4 Event info module . 59
A.4.5 Parts data module . 66
A.4.6 Object instances . 72
A.5 Available color names . 119
A.6 Localization. 120
A.6.1 Possible additions . 120
A.6.2 Standard characters . 120
A.6.3 Characters usable for reading . 121
A.6.4 Line breaking methods . 121
A.6.5 Sorting rules for . 122
A.6.6 Additional attributes for . 123
A.6.7 Normalization methods for . 124
A.6.8 Character encoding conversions . 124
A.7 Adaptation . 124
A.8 Specification of the XMDF-LeXML format in the RELAX NG syntax . 124
Annex B (normative) LeXML format . 160
B.1 General . 160
B.2 Elements for content structure . 160
B.2.1 Parameter entity definition . 160
B.2.2 Root elements . 162
B.2.3 headword-related elements . 166
B.2.4 Main-text related elements . 169
B.2.5 Subheadword related elements . 174
B.2.6 Other block elements . 178
B.2.7 Media related elements . 182
B.2.8 Other structural elements . 184
B.3 Inline elements . 190
B.3.1 Labels . 190
B.3.2 pronunciation/accent – related elements . 192
B.3.3 Part-of-speech related and other elements . 194
B.3.4 Other dictionary-specific elements . 195
B.3.5 Text-decoration related elements. 205
B.3.6 Typesetting-related elements . 210
B.3.7 Other elements . 213
B.4 Specification of the LeXML format in the DTD syntax . 220
Bibliography . 234
Figure 1 – Contents creation/distribution model . 8
Figure 2 – Contents creation/distribution model (modified) . 9
Figure 3 – Relationship between concepts . 9
Figure A.1 – XML tree structure . 11
Figure A.2 – Example of valign="middle" . 74
Figure A.3 – Example of dropped capital . 80
Figure A.4 – Left and right margin of a paragraph . 80
Figure A.5 – Horizontal writing in vertical text . 88
Figure A.6 – Ruby . 89
Figure A.7 – Example of search page object instance rendering . 115
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Table A.1 – Base characters for reading . 13
Table A.2 – Standard character set . 13
Table A.3 – Usable characters for a telephone number . 25
Table A.4 – Characters usable for email addresses . 25
Table A.5 – Characters usable for the lookup key .
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IEC 62605 ®
Edition 2.0 2016-02
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Multimedia systems and equipment – Multimedia e-publishing and e-books –
Interchange format for e-dictionaries
Systèmes et appareils multimédias – Publication et livres électroniques
multimédias – Format d'échange pour les dictionnaires électroniques
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
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ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 33.160.60; 35.240.20; 35.240.30 ISBN 978-2-8322-0000-0
– 2 – IEC 62605:2016 © IEC 2016
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 Position and requirements for interchange format for e-dictionaries . 8
4.1 Interchange format for e-dictionaries in contents creation/distribution model . 8
4.2 Requirements for interchange format for e-dictionaries . 9
5 File formats . 9
6 Semantics . 10
Annex A (normative) XMDF-LeXML format . 11
A.1 General . 11
A.2 Overview of the format’s structure . 11
A.3 Elements and attributes . 12
A.3.1 General . 12
A.3.2 Page_ID . 12
A.3.3 Object_ID . 12
A.3.4 Char_ID . 12
A.3.5 Reading . 12
A.3.6 Filename . 13
A.3.7 Standard character . 13
A.3.8 Standard character string . 13
A.3.9 Extended character. 14
A.3.10 Extended character string . 14
A.3.11 External character . 14
A.3.12 External character string . 16
A.3.13 External extended character string . 16
A.3.14 Coordinates . 16
A.3.15 Polygonal_region . 17
A.3.16 Color . 17
A.3.17 Date . 18
A.3.18 Time . 18
A.3.19 Country. 18
A.3.20 Personal_name. 18
A.3.21 Organization_name . 20
A.3.22 Address . 20
A.3.23 Permission . 22
A.3.24 Keyword . 24
A.3.25 Telephone_number . 24
A.3.26 Mail_address . 25
A.4 Description format details . 25
A.4.1 General . 25
A.4.2 Book information modules . 26
A.4.3 Content management module . 41
A.4.4 Event info module . 59
A.4.5 Parts data module . 66
A.4.6 Object instances . 72
A.5 Available color names . 119
A.6 Localization . 120
A.6.1 Possible additions . 120
A.6.2 Standard characters . 120
A.6.3 Characters usable for reading . 121
A.6.4 Line breaking methods. 121
A.6.5 Sorting rules for . 122
A.6.6 Additional attributes for . 123
A.6.7 Normalization methods for . 124
A.6.8 Character encoding conversions . 124
A.7 Adaptation . 124
A.8 Specification of the XMDF-LeXML format in the RELAX NG syntax . 124
Annex B (normative) LeXML format . 160
B.1 General . 160
B.2 Elements for content structure . 160
B.2.1 Parameter entity definition . 160
B.2.2 Root elements . 162
B.2.3 headword-related elements . 166
B.2.4 Main-text related elements . 169
B.2.5 Subheadword related elements . 173
B.2.6 Other block elements . 178
B.2.7 Media related elements . 182
B.2.8 Other structural elements . 184
B.3 Inline elements . 189
B.3.1 Labels .
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