[osis-core] Reference Syntax Proposal

[Harry Plantinga]

Hey, I have a nibble figure too. Too many cookies...

I was all set to complain about Matt.1.6a being a part
of Matt.1.6 -- would Chapter_x then contain Chapter_xi,
Chapter_xv, and Chapter_xc?

But I like the proposed approach: if you can't find 
Matt.1.6, search for Matt.1.6.* and you'll find Matt.1.6.a,
Matt.1.6.b, etc. 

Questions:
  - what happens if there IS a Matt.1.6 -- are Matt.1.6.a,
    etc. ignored, unless I search for them explicitly? If Matt
    exists, Matt.1, Matt.2, etc are ignored? I suppose that
    is the correct behavior, but it means that I could define
    a hierarchy in which levels have no relation to each other.

  - How many levels down do I have to search to be sure I've 
    found an osisID if it exists?

  - Is there an osisID that refers to the root of the tree,
    i.e. the whole document? 

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Patrick,

I didn't understand this question:

> 7.  I have not looked back at the refsDecl discussion yet, Harry, any 
> significant problems on declaring a local name for a resource that 
> become the work part of the attribute?

-Harry

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org
> [mailto:owner-osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org]On Behalf Of Patrick
> Durusau
> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 4:27 PM
> To: osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org
> Subject: Re: [osis-core] Reference Syntax Proposal
> 
> 
> Troy,
> 
> Yes, my nibble figures at workk! ;-)
> 
> You are correct.
> 
> Patrick
> 
> 
> Troy A. Griffitts wrote:
> 
> > Quick clarification:
> >
> >> <p osisID="Matt.1.1, Matt.1.2, Matt.1.3, Matt.1.4, Matt.1.5, 
> Matt.1.6a">
> >
> >
> > assuming this should be:
> >
> > > <p osisID="Matt.1.1, Matt.1.2, Matt.1.3, Matt.1.4, Matt.1.5, 
> > Matt.1.6.a">
> >
> > [NOTE the '.a']
> >
> > judging from:
> >
> >> B. Match on Matt.1.6.*. If that fails,
> >
> >
> > Unless you really mean '.*' as in the regex meaning, but didn't 
> think so.
> >
> 
> -- 
> Patrick Durusau
> Director of Research and Development
> Society of Biblical Literature
> pdurusau@emory.edu
> 
> 
>