[osis-core] Experimental version (note X in name)

[Todd Tillinghast]

I like the constrained type for <div>, <note>, and the few others.

Subtype is sill unconstrained for these elements. 

Todd

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org [mailto:owner-osis-
> core@bibletechnologieswg.org] On Behalf Of Patrick Durusau
> Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 2:33 PM
> To: osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org
> Subject: Re: [osis-core] Experimental version (note X in name)
> 
> Harry,
> 
> No! Not at all!
> 
> What we did was allow almost all element to have globalWithType. That
is
> the xs:string type that you want.
> 
> For elements where we wanted to define the range of allowable type
> values, same ones as before, such as note, div, etc., rather than have
> noteType, divType, we simply used globalWithoutType, which allows us
to
> define the type for that element alone, without stepping on the type
> declarations for other elements or elements in general.
> 
> Completely unconstrain type altogether? Everywhere? Hmmm, we have
> discussed that from time to time but I don't know what the current
> feeling is on it. Certainly unconstraining it would not break
anything.
> 
> Comments?
> 
> If the majority want to unconstrain type, I suggest we do so this
> evening so I can send Harry the final version with globalAttributes,
and
> everything has type, but unconstrained. Less to explain to new users
at
> any rate.
> 
> Patrick
> 
> Harry Plantinga wrote:
> 
> >Patrick,
> >
> >Are you saying that all uses of "type" are now constrained
> >by a list of valid types that is shared among all tags?
> >e.g. I can't say <date type="created"> for example?
> >
> >I object!
> >
> >type is one of those attributes whose types of use can't
> >be predicted in advance -- see, for example, <date type="Created">
> >
> >I'm going to have to go through all my documents and scripts
> >and change type values to x-[whatever] in order to get them to
> >validate.
> >
> >But I think it would be better if "type" were left unconstrained,
> >especially on <date>, <milestone>, and similar tags. I can see
> >why you might want to constrain it on <div>, but my preference
> >woudl be to leave it unconstrained even there.
> >
> >-Harry
> >
> >On Sun, 17 Nov 2002, Patrick Durusau wrote:
> >
> >>Harry,
> >>
> >>Yes, this is the sort of confusion that was caused by having
> >>(essentially) two "type" attributes, one with a funny name and the
other
> >>just "type."
> >>
> >>The constrained list (which now governs "type") for milestone has
"page"
> >>and not "pb." What made it possible before was that "type" was
> xs:string.
> >>
> >>But, I think "pb" is common enough to replace "page" naking your
> >>instance valid.
> >>
> >>Note while we are in the changing mood, the other "type"s for
milestone
> >>are column, footer, header, line, page (soon to be pb), and screen.
> >>
> >>I would be happy with changing milestone to have globalWithType and
make
> >>those who choose to constrain the type attribute on milestone to do
so.
> >>
> >>Patrick
> >>
> >>
> >>Harry Plantinga wrote:
> >>
> >>>Patrick,
> >>>
> >>><milestone type="pb"/> won't validate in the 1.1.1x schema --
> >>>it says the type is invalid. That should be fixed.
> >>>
> >>>-Harry
> >>>
> >>>On Sun, 17 Nov 2002, Patrick Durusau wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>Troy,
> >>>>
> >>>>Sorry. I did include it in milestoneStart for cases where you want
to
> >>>>replace <q> with milestones but still have the same attributes
> >>>>available. Corrected in the non-X version I will be sending out
later
> today.
> >>>>
> >>>>Patrick
> >>>>
> >>>>Troy A. Griffitts wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>Patrick,
> >>>>>   I think you _forgot_ to add level to quote :)  I hope it was
an
> >>>>>oversight :)  I still really think it is valuable.  An english
quote
> >>>>>has an implied level.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>   -Troy.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Patrick Durusau wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>Guys,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>I have entered the edits I proposed and marked this as an
> >>>>>>experimental version. This conforms to what I posted yesterday
as
> the
> >>>>>>result of my conversation with Steve. Please check, noting
problems
> >>>>>>with the prose as well, but I can change that without any risk
of
> >>>>>>breakage.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Note that I removed the indirect for the attribute groups (was
> >>>>>>commonAttributes and then into globalAttributes) in favor of
simply
> >>>>>>having two attributes groups, one is globalWithType and the
other is
> >>>>>>globalWithoutType.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Well, I will be working on documentation (and some demos for
Mike,
> >>>>>>whether they make it to the CD or not) and some other stuff
today.
> >>>>>>Should be online most of the day so post early and often!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>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
> >>
> >>
> >>
> 
> --
> Patrick Durusau
> Director of Research and Development
> Society of Biblical Literature
> pdurusau@emory.edu
> 
>