XLIFF 1.2: semantics of value 0 in maxwidth attribute

Dear all,

 

Unfortunately, there seems to exist uncertainty about the semantics of value 0 in maxwidth attribute. I have seen/heard the following two interpretations:

 

1.      
maxwidth=”0”  (size-unit=”char”): the translation may comprise an arbitrary number of characters (i.e. no length restriction exists)

2.      
maxwidth=”0”  (size-unit=”char”): the translation may not comprise any character (i.e. only an empty string is allowed)

 

Would you mind commenting on the correct semantic/interpretation?

 

Best regards,

Christian