FWIW, I'm not aware of anyone actually making use of the "name" feature of OSIS or the corresponding "pn" feature of USFM/USX in anything but Chinese. There it often results in an underline. Of course, I don't know everything...
On 1/16/21 6:25 AM, David Haslam wrote: > Dear developers, > > A few years back, DM Smith and I discussed the possibility to enhance the > CrossWire flagship *KJV* module by marking all *names* therein - each with > suitable *attributes*. > /This is still something I'd like to be involved with when I have more free > time for CrossWire activities./ > > AFAICT, the SWORD API currently doesn't do anything special with the OSIS > *name* element. > IMHO, we could do something useful here and thereby enhance the understanding > of a suitably marked up Biblical text. > > _Suggestions_: > > 1. Provide a new filter to display words wrapped within the *name* element > using (e.g.) *bold* font style. > 2. Support a new module configuration key *GlobalOptionFilter=OSISNames* to > allow the front-end to toggle this on and off. > 3. Add API support to succinctly display *attribute* values for the name > element (e.g. by mouseover tooltip, etc). > > _Discussion points_: > > * There are some words that are used as a *name* in some places but as an > ordinary common word in other places. > * Although we capitalise names in *English*, we also capitalise the first > word of every sentence, thus potentially leading to ambiguities for new > readers. > * All nouns in *German* are capitalised, so a learner of the language has > an even harder job to know which words are names. > * There are several writing systems in which there is no visual clue at all > to indicate which words are names. > * cf. There are even some writing systems in which there is no space > between words. > * Not all writing systems have font support for *bold* style, so perhaps an > alternative display method might need to be defined in the .conf file ? > > Best regards, > > David > > Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org > http://crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page -- signature Aloha, */Michael Johnson/** 26 HIWALANI LOOP • MAKAWAO HI 96768-8747*• USA mljohnson.org <https://mljohnson.org/> • eBible.org <https://eBible.org> • WorldEnglish.Bible <https://WorldEnglish.Bible> • PNG.Bible <https://PNG.Bible> Signal/Telegram/WhatsApp/Telephone: +1 808-333-6921 Skype: kahunapule • Telegram/Twitter: @kahunapule • Facebook: fb.me/kahunapule <https://www.facebook.com/kahunapule> _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org http://crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page
