Supported File Types (Strings)

.QPH - Qt Phrase Book (Strings)

File Extensions

.qph

API Extension

qph

Import

Yes

Export

Yes

Plural forms support

No

Description support

No

Qt Phrase Book is an XML-based file format used by Qt Linguists to populate pre-translated content. Its unit element is <phrase> with a nesting <source> and a <target> element.

Qt Phrase Book (.QPH) is different from Qt Translation Source (.TS) in that .QPH is a glossary while .TS is an exchange file format. .TS is used by Qt applications to load localized content into the software, while .QPH serves as a termbase in Qt Linguist.

Code Sample

<!DOCTYPE QPH>
<QPH language="en-GB">
  <phrase>
    <source>boolean_key</source>
    <target>--- true
</target>
  </phrase>
  <phrase>
    <source>empty_string_translation</source>
    <target/>
  </phrase>
  <phrase>
    <source>key_with_description</source>
    <target>I'm a very important description for this key! (At least in some formats)</target>
  </phrase>
  <phrase>
    <source>key_with_line-break</source>
    <target>This translations contains
a line-break.</target>
  </phrase>
  <phrase>
    <source>nested.deeply.key</source>
    <target>Wow, this key is nested even deeper.</target>
  </phrase>
  <phrase>
    <source>nested.key</source>
    <target>This key is nested inside a namespace.</target>
  </phrase>
  <phrase>
    <source>null_translation</source>
    <target/>
  </phrase>
  <phrase>
    <source>pluralized_key_one</source>
    <target>Only one kitten found.</target>
  </phrase>
  <phrase>
    <source>pluralized_key_other</source>
    <target>Wow, you have %s kittens!</target>
  </phrase>
  <phrase>
    <source>pluralized_key_zero</source>
    <target>You have no kittens.</target>
  </phrase>
  <phrase>
    <source>sample_collection</source>
    <target>---
- first item
- second item
- third item
</target>
  </phrase>
  <phrase>
    <source>simple_key</source>
    <target>Simple key, simple message, so simple.</target>
  </phrase>
  <phrase>
    <source>unverified_key</source>
    <target>This translation is not yet verified and waits for it. (In some formats we also export this status)</target>
  </phrase>
</QPH>
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