The XSLT for JSword uses the HTML abbr element to display the OSIS abbr
element. Most browsers will show the expansion as a tooltip.
Are you thinking that this should be a toggle so that the tooltip shows up? Are
you thinking that the expansion should be shown with the (ABBR) following?
In Him,
DM
> On May 12, 2025, at 12:52 PM, David Haslam <dfh...@protonmail.com> wrote:
>
> It would be really cool if the SWORD API could be enhanced to support the
> expansion of the OSIS element abbr.
>
> Example: <abbr type="x-Roman" expansion="30">.xxx.</abbr>
>
> When selected via the enhanced UI in any SWORD front-end app, the expansion
> value should be displayed in place of the abbreviation.
>
> Please would SWORD (& JSword) developers seriously consider implementing this.
>
> NB. We may soon have a suitable candidate module for testing this
> functionality.
>
> I would like to see all the numbers that use lowercase Roman numerals which
> are found within verse text in the Bible module Tyndale suitably encoded
> using the abbr element. Implementing this enhancement to the OSIS XML source
> text is eminently scriptable.
>
> Aside: First, we must ensure that all these instances are tidied up, and
> consistently wrapped between 2 periods as they are in the printed edition.
> Please refer to my feedback observations sent to the module team.
>
> Best regards,
>
> David
>
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