[osis-core] Shadow milestones

[Patrick Durusau]

Steve,

Steve DeRose wrote:

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>> Can you say a word or two about "shadow milestones?" Understand that 
>> Bob needs/wants them and we agreed to provide but not sure how they 
>> differ from a regular milestone? Is this an attribute sort of thingy?
>
>
> No, basically he just wants a special milestone to drop in, typical 
> slightly earlier than the real start of chapter/verse/whatever, that 
> means 'If asked for this reference, scroll here instead of to the 
> actual place where the referenced text starts'. This is definitely 
> useful, though most people won't encode it.
>
> Actually, I wonder if this should be a processing instruction? that's 
> what it is conceptually.....
>
Would this be a case where I ask for Matthew.1.1 and it actually takes 
me to the start of Matthew.1 so I see the lead-in notes? As opposed to 
going directly to Matthew.1.1? (Some people might find that useful, I 
would find it annoying. ;-)

So, <milestone osisID="S-Matt.1.1"> where the S- is used only in 
milestones to mark such locations? Seems easier than a special form of 
milestone.

Would allow him to link some references to the actual Matt.1.1 and 
others to the shadow milestone.

Comments?

Patrick

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Patrick Durusau
Director of Research and Development
Society of Biblical Literature
pdurusau@emory.edu