[sword-devel] HELP! Need your feedback on XML Markup Language

[nuno barreto]

<Verse>Text for <Quote>a verse</Quote></Verse><Verse><Quote>text for the </Quote>next verse</Verse> 

If quoting means italic, for example, it will all appear italic.

If you wants to put a ", then dont use tags.

<Verse>Text for "a verse</Verse><Verse>text for the" next verse</Verse> 



-----Original Message-----
From:	"owner-sword-devel@crosswire.org" <owner-sword-devel@crosswire.org> on behalf of	"Troy A. Griffitts" <scribe@crosswire.org>
Sent:	Fri, 17 Aug 2001 03:27:35 -0700
To:	"sword-devel@crosswire.org" <sword-devel@crosswire.org>, "bt-devel@crosswire.org" <bt-devel@crosswire.org>
Subject:	[sword-devel] HELP! Need your feedback on XML Markup Language

OK,
	Here's a less formal invite to discuss a few topics about XML Markup.

	I think XML stinks for Bible Text Markup!

	XML doesn't allow more than one hierarchy in a document.  Here's an
example of logical XML markup.

<Book NAME="Genesis"><Chapter NUMBER="1"><Verse NUMBER="1">In the
beginning...</Verse>...</Chapter>...</Book>

This is all fine and dandy, but what about <Quote></Quote>, Intro,
Paragraph, Red, Bold, Italic, etc!  Most of these things WILL cross over
the single hierachy limit of XML.

Remember:

<Verse>Text for <Quote>a verse</Verse><Verse>text for the </Quote>next
verse</Verse>

Is INVALID!

	What do you guys think?

		-Troy.