Re: [sword-devel] companion modules

[Daniel Owens]

Karl Kleinpaste wrote: Daniel Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: However, the book outlines in the introduction are a thorny problem because neither lists nor regular paragraphs appear correctly (the outlines become a single paragraph--totally unreadable--though they are encoded in proper OSIS). Can you provide an example? Is there an existing module that shows the sort of problem you describe? Yes, I can. I can send the module compiled or just osis or both privately. Just let me know that you want it, and I will send it. The module is in the [EMAIL PROTECTED] inbox waiting for action, but there are a number of problems with it that I haven't been able to solve. Actually, aside from the book introductions, GS handles the module the best out of all the front-ends. Third, the way Sword handles commentaries right now is fine if you're looking at a single verse and the commentary is dealing with a single verse, but often commentaries give comments on the structure or theology of a section or comment on a range of verses in a single paragraph or section. I am wondering if there is a way to have a more dynamic and continuous way to view commentaries so if you open to Genesis 1:1 you can just scroll down a bit to see Genesis 1:2 Are you aware that you can specify verse ranges? Yes, I was aware of that. What I was getting at is a combination of content unconnected to a verse or range of verses (such as introductory matter in a commentary), content connected to a range of verses, and content connected to a single verse all in one work. This kind of content should be preserved as one work, in my opinion, but how do you encode something like that? The commentary/image module DoreWoodcutsCom (verse-keyed version of DoreWoodcuts, able to be used as a sort of graphical commentary) is import-encoded like this: $$$Gen 3:1-24 Adam And Eve Are Driven Out Of Eden <br /><img src=""/> $$$Gen 4:1-7 Cain And Abel Offer Their Sacrifices <br /><img src=""/> $$$Gen 4:8-26 Cain Slays Abel <br /><img src=""/> The 1st covers the entirety of Gen 3. The 2nd covers the beginning of Gen 4, the 3rd covers the rest of Gen 4. This is the idea behind what I mentioned as "fast" and "slow" commentaries: The fast side is per-verse commentary, relating directly to translation, text-critical observations, and related matters. The slow side is prose discussion of larger sections. As verses change, the slow commentary would not change until the verse boundary is passed when the next big section comes along. The idea of multiple types of content being preserved in multiple types of windows is a good step beyond where commentaries are today, but I guess I would just be interested to see how we can preserve the integrity of the original work while at the same time not making it a coding nightmare. Daniel _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page -- PMBX license 1502

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