[osis-core] Block quotes

[Patrick Durusau]

Greetings!

More of Chris on USFM:

> USFM uses various paragraph formatting conventions
> (e.g. intented/unindented block quotes) to mark letters, inscriptions,
> and potentially other large quotations from external sources.  These
> should be somehow indicated.
> 
> My initial suggestion was to use <q
> type="letter|inscription|...">. (Deprecating <inscription> and
> simplifying the model.  There are instances in the Apocrypha where
> very large inscriptions are quoted, which include paragraphs
> themselves.  These aren't possible in the current content model.)
> 
> Steve suggested that we use new <div> types for to mark these.
> 
> Troy thinks <q> should only refer to quotations of speech.  (Evidenced
> previously in his objection to marking OT quotations in the NT with
> <q> and more recently by his objection to marking commentary annotants
> with <q>.)

Have to agree with Troy that the semantics of <q> do refer to quotations 
of speech, although they could contain someone reading an inscription. 
(as is allowed by our schema)

<inscription> looks like it should be modified to to allow <p> inside.

Not sure what you mean by "mark letters?" Woundn't that simply be a 
<div>? Assuming it is really a separate block of text?

Leaning towards Steve's suggestion that we suggest <div> (with 
appropriate types) and fix <inscription>.

Would that cover all the cases you are aware of?

Hope everyone is having a great day!

Patrick
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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

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