[osis-core] open issues

Todd Tillinghast osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org
Wed, 5 Jun 2002 16:32:06 -0500


Prev/next allows us to know if an element is segmented.  If neither are
present then there is no segmentation.  It also allow for a match based on
the value of the next or prev attribute that matches the current node's ID.

Todd

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org
> [mailto:owner-osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org]On Behalf Of Troy A.
> Griffitts
> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 4:12 PM
> To: osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org
> Subject: Re: [osis-core] open issues
>
>
> Todd,
> 	Couple issues:
> 		1) quotes in this example where the problem tag.
> What if phrase
> linquistic annotation or critical markup are the problem in the future.
>   You solution to make the problem tag a milestone is good, and is, in
> theory, exactly what I'm suggesting, only allow any tag to become a
> milestone, if necessary.
>
> 	2)  Write me something that easily gives me the contents of
> verse 2.
> Segmentation seems complex to achieve a goal I've yet to understand.
>
>
> SIDENOTE: why do we have next/prev?  Are we assuming that segments may
> be out of order?
>
>
>
> Todd Tillinghast wrote:
> > Is there an end to the quote that starts with "Thus".
> >
> > If I got your example correctly how about the following seem to you.
> > <p>
> > 	<verse verseID="1">Then God said, <qStart qID="1"
> level="1"/>Say to my
> > people: <qStart qID="1" level="2"/>Thus says the LORD, <qStart qID="1"
> > level="3"/>Repent! </verse>
> > 	<verse verseID="2" next="2@word:5(How)">You backsliding markup
> > authors.<qEnd qID="1" level="3"/></verse>
> > <p>
> > 	<verse verseID="2@word:5(How)" prev="2">How often have I
> desired to give
> > you a good markup. </verse>
> > 	<verse verseID="3">But you were unwilling.</verse>
> > </p>
> >
> > The example you give seems to support the notion that if quotes
> are treated
> > using milestones that other overlapping hierarchies are fairly easy to
> > support with segmentation assuming you do the trick with the "role" for
> > verse like behavior.  (Still no milestones for verses.)
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> > Todd
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: owner-osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org
> >>[mailto:owner-osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org]On Behalf Of Troy A.
> >>Griffitts
> >>Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 3:30 PM
> >>To: osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org
> >>Subject: [osis-core] open issues
> >>
> >>
> >>Not sure if anyone knows or cares, but most all of my issues brought up
> >>in my last messages are still on the table:
> >>
> >>archive, if anyone needs the old messages:
> >>
> >>http://www.bibletechnologieswg.org/cgi-bin/lwgate/OSIS-CORE%40BIBL
> >
> > ETECHNOLOGIESWG.ORG/archives/
> >
> >>Not wanting to be a wrench in the works, but I still feel our gears are
> >>turning fast down a wrong path.
> >>
> >>Specifically: segmentation isn't elegant and we can't anticipate all
> >>overlapping cases.  Try a few verses from a Prophetic text (e.g. Ez
> >>39:1-) e.g (not from Ez).
> >>
> >>1. Then God said, "Say to my people: 'Thus says the LORD, "Repent! 2.
> >>You backsliding markup authors."
> >>	How often have I desired to give you a good markup. 3. But you were
> >>unwilling.
> >>
> >>
> >>Try to add phrase level annotation, critical markup and other tags to
> >>that and you have no hope of a human understanding or getting it right,
> >>muchless our schema to allow such things.  Anything can be forced to
> >>work.  I just don't see why our milestone approach wasn't about 3000x
> >>more elegant.
> >>
> >>Or even my unanswered suggestion of a having all tags allowed to be used
> >>2 ways with a global 'milestone' attribute (kindof like Todd is
> >>suggesting with roles, but not exactly).
> >>
> >>global attributes mStart and mEnd
> >>
> >>That would allow 2 types of markup.  All tags to either be used as:
> >>
> >>XML Container:
> >><verse ID="Gen.1.1">In the beginning</verse>
> >>
> >>or
> >>
> >>XML Milestone / Logical Container
> >><verse ID="Gen.1.1" mStart="uniqueID1" />In the beginning<verse
> >>mEnd="uniqueID1" />
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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