[sword-devel] Need some help before starting new OSIS file

[David Haslam]

Hi John,

I trust you are already aware of the CrossWire wiki.  This page is good
place to start....
http://www.crosswire.org/wiki/OSIS_Bibles
http://www.crosswire.org/wiki/OSIS_Bibles 

For the specific questions, there are several CrossWire volunteers who are
able and willing to help.

David


johnduffy-2 wrote:
> 
> Hi, 
>  
> I mentioned some months ago about wanting to convert the Bible in Irish
> into
> a Sword module.  It became clear then that to do so, I need to produce an
> OSIS file.  I'm now able to work on it again, and have some questions that
> I
> would appreciate some help on.  
>  
> I'm not trying to produce the most enhanced version of an OSIS file at
> this
> stage, but I simply want to convert the existing vpl format file into OSIS
> as a starter.  The results will be basic, but usable, I trust.  I'm a
> newbie
> to Sword also, so some questions may seem rather basic, but please bear
> with
> me.
>  
> 1    Can I use alternative quotation marks (“ for " and so on) to
> globally replace single and double quotations, instead of having to go
> through the whole text and use the 'q level'?  The use of single and
> double
> quotations has already been differentiated by the publisher for nested
> quotations.
>  
> 2    I have two file versions - one file with line breaks (using rtf code)
> and headings (marked up as bold using rtf code) within verses, while the
> other file has neither and is the most basic vpl.  I would like to use the
> version with line breaks and headings.  The headings seem relatively easy
> to
> implement in OSIS using title.  Is it OK to use type="main" for a book
> title, type="chapter" for the start of chapters, and type="sub" for
> passage
> headings within a chapter?
>  
> 3    Can I implement line breaks using lb within a verse?  (They are not
> grouped so lg seems like a lot of work to get the same result.)
>  
> 4    Just for clarity, I gather that I should be using milestones for
> chapter and verses - is that correct?
>  
> 5    Since I don't have paragraphs marked and therefore won't be using
> paragraphs in OSIS, I presume that each verse will automatically start on
> a
> new line when displayed - is this correct?
>  
> 6    For the very occasional places where italics are found in the
> original,
> if I use the <hi type="italic"> element will that be interpreted correctly
> by osis2mod?  (I'm currently marking them up using rtf code.)  There is no
> uniform reason for their use so other more specific markups are not
> practical at this time.
>  
> 7    This is a 73 book canon.  Is there a definition or specification for
> the KJVA or Vulgate v11n available with the number of verses in each
> chapter
> and chapters per book?
>  
> I appreciate all your help at this stage.
>  
> Thanks
>  
> John Duffy
>  
> 
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