[osis-core] USFM and "x-" on attribute values

Todd Tillinghast osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org
Thu, 19 Feb 2004 22:31:39 -0700


Jim,

It would be possible but is not likely to happen given current state of
adoption of USFM based the feed back I received this week related to
that very proposal.

Todd

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim_Albright@wycliffe.org [mailto:Jim_Albright@wycliffe.org]
> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 10:15 PM
> To: Todd Tillinghast
> Cc: osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org; Marie_Titus@sil.org;
> Alan_Conner@sil.org; Darrel_Eppler@sil.org; Dan_Pinkham@sil.org
> Subject: RE: [osis-core] USFM and "x-" on attribute values
> 
> Would it be possible to suggest that USFM deprecate the use of
> 2) Format markers that are complicated by formatting information
> and add markers to USFM matching with a meaning base to them as in:
> 
> New USFM                old USFM        suggested OSIS
> \inscription    \pc     <inscription>
> \refrain                \qr             <lg type="refrain">
> \interlude              \qs             <lg type="interlude">
> \doxology               \qc             <lg type="doxology">
> (or something shorter than that to keep in the spirit of SFMs)
> 
> 
> 
> Jim Albright
> 704 843-0582
> Wycliffe Bible Translators
> 
>