Chapter descriptions or indices containing verse numbers could be suitably
enhanced by using the \xt_…\xt* marker to mark each of the verse numbers and
employing the extended attribute syntax to provide the full target reference.
This was first outlined to me by Jeff Klassen of UBS ICAP.
Best regards,
David
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On Sat, May 9, 2020 at 17:43, Michael H <cma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Reading the list of provided tags, these chapter descriptions should be
> marked ".index" when they provide reference information, and ".summary" where
> they do not. That is, the original KJV1611 has chapter indexes. The
> original Douay Rheims Challoner has Chapter summaries. The recent update to
> the CPDV includes chapter summaries. The AKJV update includes Chapter indexes
> (which is ready, but I haven't heard from Peter on how to proceed.)
>
> CPDV with chapter summaries:
> https://gitlab.com/cmahte/cpdv/-/blob/master/usfm/08-RUT-ENG%5BB%5DCPDV2009%5Bpd%5D.p.sfm
>
> AKJV with chapter indexes:
> https://github.com/BibleCorps/ENG-B-AKJV2018-pd-PSFM/blob/master/p.sfm/ENG%5BB%5DAKJV2018%5BPD%5D08-RUT.p.sfm
>
> On Sat, May 9, 2020 at 10:51 AM DM Smith <dmsm...@crosswire.org> wrote:
>
>> See the wiki!!!
>> https://wiki.crosswire.org/Osis2mod#Handling_of_Introductions.2C_Titles_and_Inter-Verse_Material
>>
>> DM
>>
>>> On May 9, 2020, at 2:14 AM, David Haslam <dfh...@protonmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Discussion starter
>>>
>>> OSIS has no dedicated element specifically for a chapter description.
>>>
>>> These are not section titles per se but they come before verse 1.
>>>
>>> In printed Bibles, they are typically in italics and are never in bold.
>>> Usually centred and often contain verse numbers that could be thought of as
>>> references to locate the text described following. They can flow onto more
>>> than one line in pages with two columns of text. In some editions these are
>>> allowed to be full page width rather than column width. The text size is
>>> never larger than verse text.
>>>
>>> The Blayney 1769 Oxford edition of the KJV has such chapter descriptions.
>>>
>>> How best to mark these ?
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>>
>>> David
>>>
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