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<DIV><SPAN class=753145716-20082009><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi,
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<DIV><SPAN class=753145716-20082009><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=753145716-20082009><FONT size=2
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<DIV><SPAN class=753145716-20082009><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=753145716-20082009><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=753145716-20082009><FONT size=2 face=Arial>1
Can I use alternative quotation marks (&#8220; 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.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=753145716-20082009><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=753145716-20082009>3</SPAN> 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.)</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=753145716-20082009><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=753145716-20082009>4</SPAN> Just for clarity, I gather
that I should be using milestones for chapter and verses - is that
correct?</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=753145716-20082009><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=753145716-20082009><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=753145716-20082009><FONT size=2
face=Arial>6 For the very occasional places where
italics are found in the original, if I use the <<FONT size=2
face=CourierNewPSMT><FONT size=2 face=CourierNewPSMT>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.</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=753145716-20082009><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=753145716-20082009><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=753145716-20082009><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=753145716-20082009><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I appreciate all
your help at this stage.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=753145716-20082009><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=753145716-20082009><FONT size=2
face=Arial>Thanks</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial>John Duffy</FONT></DIV>
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