[osis-core] osisCore.1.9.9.4

[Todd Tillinghast]

Patrick and Troy,

First let me say that we need to create an official mechanism for
encoding the "otPassage" phenomenon.

I am not sure what an enumerated type on <seg> of otPassage buys us.
The way I understand it <seg> is for things that are not otherwise
handled by the schema.  By making an enumerated type on <seg> we are
saying the way to do something is <seg type="otPassage">.  

It would seem that in the future we intend to create an alternative
solution and have to deprecate <seg type="otPassage"> in favor of either
an element or an enumerated type for <q>.

Why not do one of the following:
1) Stay with either <seg type="x-otPassage> or <q type="x-otPassage> and
work this out in a later release
2) Create an <otPassage> element (I understand the reluctance to change
the schema this late)
3) Create <q type="otPassage> (I understand Troy's position against this
solution)

Todd

> -----Original Message-----
> From: osis-core-admin@bibletechnologieswg.org [mailto:osis-core-
> admin@bibletechnologieswg.org] On Behalf Of Patrick Durusau
> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 4:38 PM
> To: osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org
> Subject: [osis-core] osisCore.1.9.9.4
> 
> Guys,
> 
> Getting closer all the time!
> 
> Note that I have added an enumerated type on <seg> of otPassage. That
> allows Troy to avoid default rendering of quotes but also allows me to
> avoid trying to add another content model when I am already tired.
> 
> Should Troy's analysis of usage prove accurate, which it very well
may,
> we may need to revisit this issue for this type of passage and others.
> For my part, if "the very stones would cry out," the Rolling Stones
that
> is, we may need to revisit this issue. ;-)
> 
> I think this is about as close as I can get today. Please run your
> various texts against it and let me know the results.
> 
> Really do appreciate all the hard work!
> 
> Hope everyone is having a great day!
> 
> Patrick
> 
> --
> Patrick Durusau
> Director of Research and Development
> Society of Biblical Literature
> Patrick.Durusau@sbl-site.org
> Chair, V1 - Text Processing: Office and Publishing Systems Interface
> Co-Editor, ISO 13250, Topic Maps -- Reference Model
> 
> Topic Maps: Human, not artificial, intelligence at work!