Do you have a compiled version of the module up anywhere? I'm very surprised by the claim that Xiphos, BibleTime, and BibleCS do not support canonical titles.
--Greg On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 6:59 PM, Daniel Owens <dhow...@pmbx.net> wrote: > Based on varied sources, including Patrick's helpful example OSIS Bible, I > put together an example OSIS "Bible" that validates and is consistent with > the wiki page on OSIS Bibles ( http://www.crosswire.org/wiki/OSIS_Bibles). > The text itself is mostly KJV text, with a little Hebrew to illustrate more > than what the KJV can by itself. I chose to use the BSP structure because > the KJV illustrates the BCV structure well already, and I have no idea idea > how to deal with paragraphs and poetry in the BCV structure. > > You can find the example file and the following list of features at > http://www.crosswire.org/wiki/OSIS_Bibles/BSPExample: > > - BookGroup and section titles, including parallel passages: <title> > - Book introduction > - List: <list>, <item> > - Table: <table>, <row>, <cell> > - Bold and italic text: <hi> > - Strong's numbers, lemma, and morphology: <w>, @lemma, @morph > - Notes, including study notes and cross-references: <note>, <reference> > - Marked additions: <transChange> > - Canonical title (Psalms): <title type="psalm" canonical="true"> > - Poetry markup: <lg>, <l> > - Divine Name: <seg>, <divineName> > - Variants: <seg type="x-variant" subType="x-1"> > - Abbreviations: <abbr> > > I compiled and tested the module, and I will send a separate email when I > have a chance to record the results systematically. Suffice it to say, no > one front-end supports all of the markup well, and some features (such as > variants and tables) are conspicuously poorly supported. Since it is not a > complete text of the KJV, some odd display issues should be ignored, but > most front-ends displayed the "New Testament" title at the bottom of Psalm > 3. It would be lovely if front-end developers would see how their front-end > handles it (or doesn't). I can send a compiled module to those who are > interested. > > Feedback is welcome. If I have missed something or used less-than-ideal > markup, please let me know, and we can change it. > > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
