[osis-core] Conclusion of "scope" attribute on <div>.

[Steven J. DeRose]

At 8:14 AM -0600 6/5/03, Todd Tillinghast wrote:
>Patrick,
>
>Steve objects to the use of osisRef on <div> as a statement of the scope
>of what is contained because he believes osisRef should be only for
>"linking" the <div> to external text (I would think you would see this
>most commonly in a commentary).
>
>You and I had previously agreed to leave it as osisRef because it was
>the same regex and the form would be clear to the user even if the
>meaning was a little different. 
>
>I can go either way, and agree that the name "scope" is more meaningful
>name for the purpose.
>
>Todd

Exactly so. As I see it:

scope identifies what portion of canonical text is contained in the 
element that sets scope. In effect, it says "I contain Matthew 4". 
This should appear in the <work> element so you can distinguish 
something like a NT + Psalms, or a single book, vs. the whole Bible.

osisRef identifies what portion of canonical text is *discussed by* 
or relevant to be linked to from, the element that sets it.
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