[osis-core] osis_018.4 noteType and divType.

Todd Tillinghast osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 13:12:38 -0500


I agree.  Lets do away with name noteType and divType and make the type
attribute in <div>, <note>, and <notePart> be named "type" but carry the
specific enumerated list specific to its name.

Todd

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org [mailto:owner-osis-
> core@bibletechnologieswg.org] On Behalf Of Patrick Durusau
> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 6:45 AM
> To: osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org
> Subject: Re: [osis-core] osis_018.4 noteType and divType.
> 
> Todd,
> 
> Replies below:
> 
> Todd Tillinghast wrote:
> 
> >As stated earlier <div> has a "type" attribute from glogalAttributes
and
> >a "noteType" attribute.
> >
> >Similarly <note> has "type" and "noteType" attributes.
> >
> >It seems that we should do away with one of the two attributes in
each
> >element.
> >
> >I vote for getting rid of "type" (which implies removing
> >globalAttributes and putting the other attributes into <div> and
<note>
> >using a new variation on globalAttributes for this case or just
putting
> >the attributes directly into to the element.
> >
> >QUESTION: Do we agree that there should either a noteType OR type
> >attribute in <div>?
> >QUESTION: Do we agree that there should either a divType OR type
> >attribute in <note>?
> >QUESTION: If we agree that there should be only one "type" attribute
in
> ><div> and <note> then which should be removed?
> >
> More fundamental question, what is the function of type? (not just a
> question for note)
> 
> Type is generally used to key some processing of the text (include
> translation notes, don't include exegesis notes, include only divs
with
> type = example).
> 
> Is  there a problem with specifying that for note, type is of type
> noteType?
> 
> I would remove noteType and simply define type for note to be of class
> noteType. Does that get the desired result?
> 
> Patrick
> 
> 
> >
> >
> >Todd
> >
> 
> --
> Patrick Durusau
> Director of Research and Development
> Society of Biblical Literature
> pdurusau@emory.edu
> 
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