[osis-core] <blockQuote> and <q>

[Steve DeRose]

At 01:49 PM -0500 06/05/02, Todd Tillinghast wrote:
>What is the proper distinction between <q> and <blockQuote>?  They are
>largely interchangeable from an XML and schema perspective. 
>
>Is the basic Idea that a block quote is usually indented or rendered
>differently than a simple quote?

That's the traditional distinction; Turabian has some rules about 
length in number of lines, too.

>
>Or is it that a block quote is for use with much larger sets of verses
>and a simple quote is intended for simple applications?
>
>Depending on the purpose of the two elements we should either expand or
>restrict the allowed child elements for the two.
>
>Can anyone enlighten me?
>
>Todd


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