[sword-devel] usfm to osis converter...

[Peter von Kaehne]

On Fri, 2015-07-31 at 14:44 -0500, Michael H wrote:
> 
> I haven't worked on it myself,

And I think this is the problem.

Xrefs can take any number of complicated forms. lists, ranges, etc.
They are context dependent - sometimes the xref is only to a verse or a
chapter/verse combo. Without understanding of the meaning of the
separators you are often lost. 

Mark 1,2;3 could mean second and third verse of chapter 1 of Mark, it
could mean second verse of chapter 1 of Mark and verse 3 of the current
chapter, it could mean first and second chapter of Mark, and verse 3 of
the current chapter and a whole plethora of other potential readings -
all dependent on what is meant by , and ;. 

Peter