I don't believe any such document exists. It's probably a good idea to have such a location, though, for future discussions. I created a page on Ontoworld, here:
http://ontoworld.org/wiki/N-ary_relations The page doesn't mention an SMW implementation, but its Talk page could be used for thoughts on the issue. -Yaron On 5/10/07, Sergey Chernyshev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yaron, > > Can you point me in the direction of some document (on ontoworld.org > probably) outlining plans and position of SMW developers regarding n-ary > relations? > > I very much interested in this functionality but I can wait for it (and > participate in discussions) as soon as I understand that this is going to be > implemented in the body of the application or as an extension at some point. > I also would like to understand rationale that development team uses to want > or not want to have n-ary relations in the product. > > I'll appreciate any help understanding the direction of development > regarding this issue. I feel that other users are interested in this subject > as well. > > Thank you, > > Sergey > > > -- > Sergey Chernyshev > http://www.sergeychernyshev.com/ > > > > > On 5/9/07, Yaron Koren < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Some people could probably already guess what I'm going to say, but: > > this is not doable right now, though it would be doable if Semantic > > MediaWiki supported n-ary relations. > > > > If they were supported, then to use my totally-arbitrary, self-created > > syntax, an entry on the Napoleon page could look something like: > > > > [[[Has quote:=On the subject of [[Has topic::Foreign relations]], on > > [[Stated on:=March 3, 1805]], in [[Stated in:=Paris, France]], > > Napoleon said that "[[Text:=If they want peace, nations should avoid > > the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.]]"]]] > > > > (I made up the date and location). > > > > Note the triple-brackets at the beginning and end, indicating it's an > > n-ary relation. This would get displayed as simply: 'On the subject of > > Foreign relations, on March 3, 1795, in Paris, France, Napoleon said > > that "If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that > > precede cannon shots."' (with "Foreign relations" showing up as a > > link). The data would then be queryable. > > > > Currently, the only way to store this kind of information is to make a > > separate page for each quote or piece of text. > > > > -Yaron > > > > > > On 5/9/07, alphac < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello everybody, > > > I would like to know if it possible do connotate sections of an article > > > with time and date and eventually location so that we can serch for a > > > single entry in it. > > > For example if the article is about Napoleon's sentences, I would like > > > to search for sentences from him only regarding foreign relations with > > > other countries, search only relations like [[talks about::foreign > > > relations]], and have them sorted by date or location. > > > Is this possible? > > > > > > Thanks > > > -- > > > AlphaC > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > > > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > > > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > > > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Semediawiki-user mailing list > > > Semediawiki-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/semediawiki-user > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Semediawiki-user mailing list > > Semediawiki-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/semediawiki-user > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > Semediawiki-user mailing list > Semediawiki-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/semediawiki-user > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Semediawiki-user mailing list Semediawiki-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/semediawiki-user
