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From: Brett Zamir <brettz9@yahoo.com>
To: Lou Burnard <lou.burnard@oucs.ox.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: chapter proposal
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:22:42 +0800


Hello Lou and all, (I didn't cc: the Council since it was bouncing)

Lou Burnard wrote:
> Dear Brett
>
> This is an interesting proposal, to say the least. The TEI Council is 
> the appropriate forum to take it forward in any shape,  so I am 
> copying this and your message to them. 
Sorry, I should have sent it, but I don't know which address to use...
> As it happens there is a meeting of the Council early next month,  and 
> although the agenda is already rather full, I think this could be 
> added to it.
No rush afaic...
> It is very rare indeed for a chapter to get into the Guidelines 
> without being chewed over by a workgroup of some sort, and then 
> submitted to the Council for approval. 
If it would be considered for inclusion, I'd be quite happy to see it 
get refined through such a review process.
> The Council has in the past chartered workgroups to address specific 
> areas which it felt needed attention in the Guidelines: I cannot 
> predict whether it would want to do the same for this topic, or 
> whether it might instead feel it should become a free standing 
> document (not having read your draft closely I am not even yet sure 
> what I think myself). 
Sure.
> If the Council does decide to charter such a group, it would probably 
> ask you (and other people) to suggest other people who you think could 
> usefully contribute to the work, set a timetable and a budget for 
> completing the draft, etc.
>
Ok, though I don't really know others who might contribute, nor do I, at 
this stage at least, have much of a sense for how to estimate the other 
requirements. I'd also have to see what time I have available, since 
I've just a week ago become a proud daddy! However, I'd be more than 
happy to offer my thoughts, suggestions, etc. on whatever revisions or 
additions others might come up with and participate as time allows.
> On the other hand, I should warn you that after the large effort in 
> getting P5 to completion, I think the Council is hoping to devote more 
> of its efforts to outreach and training activities than to fundamental 
> changes or expansions in the Guidelines. 
I hear you, and again a fabulous job in getting P5 to completion.
> But that need not stop this document becoming a useful adjunct to the 
> TEI, if only as a recipe book or guide to good practice.
>
Sure. That'd be just fine too.
> p.s. I hope you will be considering standing for election to the TEI 
> Council this year...
>
I appreciate your encouragement. I'm not keen to submit my own name, but 
if your electoral procedures allow otherwise and if chosen, I'd be happy 
to do my best to serve to the extent I could. However, I am living in 
China, and without much ability to travel freely, so I'm not sure how 
that would work out anyhow if that were to happen.

By the way, I came up with one other small section to add since my 
original submissions (if my understanding below of how @rend, etc. would 
work on <corr> is not correct, I still think the issue it raises still 
ought to be addressed):

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One exception to @rend, @rendition (or their absence) indicating 
original formatting is that within a <corr> tag.

The addition of a @rend within <corr> (or <reg>) would apply to an 
intended output formatting, rather than to the original formatting as it 
normally does.

    <choice><sic><title level="j" rend="noitalic">The 
Times</title></sic><corr><title level="j" rend="italic">The 
Times</corr></choice>

Likewise, especially if the default rendering of <title> were specified 
by a <tagUsage> and <rendition> element (here to indicate a title as 
being by default in italic), the <emph>absence</emph> of @rend or 
@rendition would still imply a change of formatting:
 
    <choice><sic><title level="j" rend="noitalic">The 
Times</title></sic><corr><title level="j">The Times</corr></choice>

warm regards,
Brett



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