[osis-core] <lb> element - did we make a mistake when we added it?

Patrick Durusau osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org
Thu, 12 Jun 2003 16:16:32 -0400


Todd,

Yes.

Patrick

Todd Tillinghast wrote:

>Will <lb/> be available outside of <l>?
>
>Todd
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: osis-core-admin@bibletechnologieswg.org [mailto:osis-core-
>>admin@bibletechnologieswg.org] On Behalf Of Patrick Durusau
>>Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 10:57 AM
>>To: osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org
>>Subject: Re: [osis-core] <lb> element - did we make a mistake when we
>>added it?
>>
>>Todd,
>>
>>Just deprecating <milestonePT type="line'/>. Not eliminating so to
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>avoid
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>>breaking prior documents.
>>
>>Patrick
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>>Todd Tillinghast wrote:
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>>>Patrick,
>>>
>>>So <lb/> will NOT be limited to <l> and will talk the place of
>>><milestonePT type="line"/>.  Is this correct?
>>>
>>>(I am not disagreeing only trying to clarify the conclusion.)
>>>
>>>Todd
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: osis-core-admin@bibletechnologieswg.org
>>>>[mailto:osis-core-admin@bibletechnologieswg.org] On Behalf Of
>>>>Patrick Durusau
>>>>Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 8:07 AM
>>>>To: osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org
>>>>Subject: Re: [osis-core] <lb> element - did we make a mistake
>>>>when we added it?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Todd,
>>>>
>>>>Going to leave milestonePt type of line but deprecate.
>>>>
>>>>Note that <lb/> carries the type attribute (occupied in
>>>>milestonePt) so
>>>>publishers can classify the <lb/> for one column display, two column
>>>>display, etc.
>>>>
>>>>Hope you are having a great day!
>>>>
>>>>Patrick
>>>>
>>>>Todd Tillinghast wrote:
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>>>>>Chris,
>>>>>
>>>>>What do you mean by "orthographic" lines?  Can you give a
>>>>>
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>>>>>          
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>>>>few examples?
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>>>>
>>>>>Todd
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>From: osis-core-admin@bibletechnologieswg.org [mailto:osis-core-
>>>>>>admin@bibletechnologieswg.org] On Behalf Of Chris Little
>>>>>>Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 11:47 PM
>>>>>>To: osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org
>>>>>>Subject: Re: [osis-core] <lb> element - did we make a
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>mistake when we
>>>>
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>>>>        
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>>>>>>added it?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Todd Tillinghast wrote:
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>>>>>>><snip>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>              
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>>>>>>>>I don't think marking linebreaks (in addition to the lines
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>themselves)
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>>>>>          
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>>>>>>>>in poetry is a common occurrence at all.  I've never seen
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>                
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>>>>it outside
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>>>>>>>>                
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>>>>>>>of
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>              
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>>>>>>>>the CEV, and I think that occurrence is arguably bad practice,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>though
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>>>>>>>>it's not our place to fix the translators' mistakes.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>                
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>>>>>>>I agree that it is a more rare case and that my perspective is
>>>>>>>influenced by spending time with the CEV.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>If it is RARE then we should consider REMOVING <lb/> and
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>
>>>>forcing the
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>>>>>>>              
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>>>>>CEV
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>>>>>          
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>>>>>>>(who may likely be the sole user of the <lb/> element) to use
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>
>>>>><milestone
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>          
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>>>>>>>type="line"/> and admit that we were unduly influenced by a
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>single
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>>>>>>>              
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>>>>>text
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>>>>>          
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>>>>>>>at the time of the meeting.
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>>>>>>Well, we didn't necessarily make a mistake by adding <lb/>.
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>>>>I really
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>>>>>>think it's reasonable to switch to <lb> from <milestone
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>>>>>>            
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>>>>type="line">,
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>>>>>>especially if <lb> has special types associated with it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I also think it would be sensible to state that all
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>>>>>>            
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>>>>orthographic lines
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>>>>        
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>>>>>>should be marked by <lb> rather than <l>, which would make
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>            
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>>>><lb> much
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>>>>>>more common than it currently is, at least outside of Bibles.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>--Chris
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>Director of Research and Development
>>>>Society of Biblical Literature
>>>>Patrick.Durusau@sbl-site.org
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>>Director of Research and Development
>>Society of Biblical Literature
>>Patrick.Durusau@sbl-site.org
>>Co-Editor, ISO 13250, Topic Maps -- Reference Model
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Patrick.Durusau@sbl-site.org
Co-Editor, ISO 13250, Topic Maps -- Reference Model

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