[sword-devel] Is "original input source" for modules available?

[Greg Hellings]

Good point.

I was thinking more of the original import file, rather than the master
source.  I was guessing that Lynn needs a copy of an importable file to use
as demonstrations for the importer how-to that he's creating.  In that case,
the exporter should have all the required mark-up that he would need, I
would think.

--Greg

On 2/4/06, DM Smith <dmsmith555 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Greg Hellings wrote:
> > Lynn,
> >
> >   Getting a copy of the "original" source should be close to possible
> > using the exporter programs.
> I don't think that the content of a module is necessarily from original
> source. In some cases it is derived from a secondary source.
>
> And if it is from the original source, it is not necessarily true that
> an export will be even close to the original.
>
> In the case of OSIS Bibles, the osis2mod importer is lossy. It does not
> keep everything that is in the original file. It is faithful with the
> biblical text, but not with some of the extras.
>
> I don't know about the other importers.
>
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