[osis-core] new half-verse milestonePt type?

Todd Tillinghast osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org
Thu, 12 Jun 2003 21:19:18 -0600


OK

Todd

> -----Original Message-----
> From: osis-core-admin@bibletechnologieswg.org [mailto:osis-core-
> admin@bibletechnologieswg.org] On Behalf Of Chris Little
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 6:48 PM
> To: osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org
> Subject: Re: [osis-core] new half-verse milestonePt type?
> 
> Todd,
> 
> <lb> is used for rendering/orthographic linebreaks that involve a
> newline.  It's essentially a presentational element.  A
> half-verse/half-line has some sort of meaning akin to a line.  I think
> we should avoid using <lb> for it because it doesn't actually involve
a
> linebreak/newline in rendering.
> 
> --Chris
> 
> Todd Tillinghast wrote:
> 
> >Why not <lb type="halfVerse"/>?
> >
> >Todd
> >
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: osis-core-admin@bibletechnologieswg.org
> >>[mailto:osis-core-admin@bibletechnologieswg.org] On Behalf Of
> >>Chris Little
> >>Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 5:37 PM
> >>To: osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org
> >>Subject: Re: [osis-core] new half-verse milestonePt type?
> >>
> >>
> >>Patrick,
> >>
> >>Upon further reflection... perhaps we should call this "halfLine"
> >>instead of "halfVerse".
> >>
> >>It applies to a mid-point of poetic verses, which we term
> >>lines and mark
> >>with <l>.  I've seen both "half-verse" and "half-line" used
> >>in reference
> >>to Anglo-Saxon texts, so it works either way, but "halfLine" is more
> >>consistent with our own practice.
> >>
> >>--Chris
> >>
> >>Patrick Durusau wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Chris,
> >>>
> >>>OK, halfVerse it is! Got to take care of our Anglo-Saxon
> >>>
> >>>
> >>readers. ;-)
> >>
> >>
> >>>Should have a new version out early tomorrow. Steve and I are
making
> >>>substantial progress. Won't be finished but should be better.
> >>>
> >>>Patrick
> >>>
> >>>
> 
> 
> 
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