[osis-core] Combine Front, body and back

Wed, 8 May 2002 16:25:09 -0500

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org [mailto:owner-osis-
> core@bibletechnologieswg.org] On Behalf Of Patrick Durusau
> Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 12:57 PM
> To: osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org
> Subject: [osis-core] Combine Front, body and back
> 
> Todd,
> 
> Todd Tillinghast wrote:
> 
> >Since <front>, <body>, and <back> are identical why not create <part>
> >(or some other name) and require 1+ instances and indicate what the
part
> >is by an attribute.
> >
> Hmmm, must admit it appeals to me but then I always thought div1,
div2,
> div3, etc. was ugly and unprincipled. ;-)
> 

I am not sure I am reading correctly on the div1, div2, ...  I would
have the element that replaces <front>, <body>, and <back> have only one
name.

> Agree that it would make it more powerful for the collection of texts
> idea. TEI handles it by allowing a teiCorpus element that surrounds
the
> header/front/body/back of each work.
> 
> Hmmm, comments, suggestions? (Yes, my suggestion preserves the very
> distinction I said was without principle. ;-) But it does give people
a
> familiar name for the various container. More of a comfort than
analysis
> question.)
> 
> Patrick
> 
> >
> >
> >The benefit would be if there were a collection of texts that would
> >traditionally stand alone included in one document then they could
all
> >"naturally" be expressed.  For example a document with two or more
> >complete Bibles in it one after the other.  Like sometimes you see
> >instructions and user guide documents printed in several languages
one
> >after the other.  Another example is the complete works of
Shakespeare,
> >several individual works aggregated into a single document.
> >
> >Todd
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: owner-osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org [mailto:owner-osis-
> >>core@bibletechnologieswg.org] On Behalf Of Patrick Durusau
> >>Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 7:30 AM
> >>To: osis-core; klowery
> >>Subject: [osis-core] Highly Experimental! OSIS_PR_02!
> >>
> >>Greetings,
> >>
> >>Implemented some of the changes I suggested for your review. Note
that
> >>
> >I
> >
> >>have also generated documentation without the annoying diagrams.
> >>
> >Useful
> >
> >>for HTML context but less so with the Word version. (Down to 30
> >>
> >pages!)
> >
> >>Chris: have not forgotten about your post! Reply to soon follow!
> >>
> >>Patrick
> >>
> >>--
> >>Patrick Durusau
> >>Director of Research and Development
> >>Society of Biblical Literature
> >>pdurusau@emory.edu
> >>
> >
> 
> --
> Patrick Durusau
> Director of Research and Development
> Society of Biblical Literature
> pdurusau@emory.edu
> 
> 