[osis-core] tags we can consolidate?

[Patrick Durusau]

Troy,

Comments follow:

Troy A. Griffitts wrote:

> I'm a little vague on the exact usage of some of these tags.  I've 
> included comments where provided in the schema.
>
> Question is: can we consolidate some of these?
>
>
>
> <xs:element name="q">
> <xs:element name="blockQuote">
>
> (I understand the usage for these :)  )
> It has been suggested on the list to use something like <q type="block">
>
Hmmm, let me change it in the test release today and see how that works. 
Not sure why I inserted blockQute originally. ;-) To some degree may be 
a lingering  rendering idea.


>
>
> <!-- close is a child of div and blockQuote, meant to deal with close 
> of letters (Pauline for example) -->
> <!-- dropped expansion attribute that was included by bad copying of 
> element model, 24 May 2002, pld -->
> <!-- restored seg as an element, 31 May 2002, pld -->
> <!-- changed name to closer from close, 14 June 2002, pld -->
> <!-- added lineGroup, list, signed, 18 June 2002, pld -->
>
> <xs:element name="closer">
>
>
> <!-- salute occurs in both blockQuote as well as p since encoders may 
> choose to use different mechanisms contain material where a salute 
> occurs -->
> <!-- restored seg as an element, 31 May 2002, pld -->
> <!-- added divineName, note, q, speaker, 18 June 2002 -->
>
> <xs:element name="salute">
>
>
> <!-- signed is used to record the ending of a text where the author 
> indicates that they have issued a particular work -->
> <!-- restored seg as an element, 31 May 2002, pld -->
> <!-- added divineName, 18 June 2002, pld -->
>
> <xs:element name="signed">
>
Not sure what you want to consolidate here. Within a <closer> one may 
find <signed> (may also have <closer> without <signed>. <salute> is a 
general beginning of a letter, etc.


>
> <!-- speaker will usually have content but is not required to do so, 
> shifts in the character in poetic dialogue may not be explicitly 
> marked in a text but the encoder wishes to make a claim about such 
> speakers -->
> <!-- added divineName, 18 June 2002, pld -->
>
> <xs:element name="speaker">

Combine with what?

>
> <xs:element name="mentioned">
>
>
> <!-- speech is used to mark direct speeches, reported speeches should 
> be recorded using the q element -->
> <!-- content model fixed to allow recursion, 24 May 2002, pld -->
> <!-- commented out the key/keyRef for speech, 24 May 2002, pld -->
> <!-- add who as attribute -->
> <!-- restored seg as an element, add who as attribute, 31 May 2002, 
> pld -->
> <!-- added divineName, p, signed, transChange, 18 June 2002, pld -->
>
> <xs:element name="speech">
>
Do you mean combine <speech> with <q>? That would work in running texts 
of the Bible but would work less well in more general works that want to 
record a <speech> as something separate from a <q> in the text.

Comments?

Patrick


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Patrick Durusau
Director of Research and Development
Society of Biblical Literature
pdurusau@emory.edu