[osis-core] Best way to encode the continuation of a paragraph after a block quote, list, or table.

Todd Tillinghast osis-core@bibletechnologieswg.org
Wed, 14 May 2003 09:51:03 -0600


Patrick,

There are cases where a paragraph will be interrupted by a block quote,
list, or table.  In some cases the paragraph ends after the interrupting
item.  In other cases the paragraph continues (presented with the first
word of the paragraph not being indented.  

In some cases I am not clear if it is really an interrupted paragraph or
if it is just that a new paragraph begins that is not indented.

The desired presentation is clear from the format markers, but the XML
markup is not always clear.

Here are two options:
<p>
	<verse>xyz</verse>
	<q type="block">.....</q>
</p>
<p type="continued">....</p>

OR
<p>
	<verse>xyz</verse>
	<q type="block">.....</q>
	<verse>abc</verse>
</p>

I believe the second would be preferred in most cases, but if the intent
of the translation is a new paragraph that is not indented then it would
be more appropriate to start a new paragraph.

An example exists in the CEV at Gen 14.20 with "Then Abram".

What is your opinion?

Todd