[jsword-devel] Verse markup in OSIS modules

[Chris Little]

DM Smith wrote:

> The reason to look for an osisID is that <verse> is not the only way to 
> specify a verse according to OSIS 2.0. The various filters should not 
> care whether the data came from a Sword module or from some other system.

I don't understand what you mean here.  There are two valid ways to 
express <verse> elements: either as a container (<verse>...</verse>) or 
as a pair of milestones (<verse sID="..."/>...<verse eID="..."/>), but 
the only way to specify a verse is with the <verse> element. 
Furthermore, if you are creating best practice OSIS, there is only one 
way to encode verses: <verse/> milestones.  (In other words, the WLC 
module, while valid, is not best practice-conformant.)

> I did some more reading of the sword-devel archives and it seems that 
> there is a bit of disagreement on whether the stored text should contain 
> verse markup.
> 
> If WLS is any indication on the final disposition of that disagreement, 
> then the OSIS modules should be fully marked up.

It indicates nothing and the jury is still out.  But I think the 
disagreement is less about whether text should contain verse markup and 
more about whether the markup should be used as the basis for rendering 
verse numbers.

--Chris