[tei-council] handShift anomaly

[Lou Burnard]

But doesn't this miss the point which James noted?  sometimes it is 
*useful* to have both @new and a child <desc> -- not that the <desc> 
contradicts or duplicates the info provided by the @new, but that it 
qualifies or nuances it. I think that requirement is one which can 
reasonably be specified in the prose.

L

David J Birnbaum wrote:
> Dear Lou (cc Council),
>> <handShift><desc>writing goes a bit wonky here</desc></handDesc>
>>
>> I think that's quite useful for simple cases.
> Agreed. The problem that I see is that we can't easily permit this 
> without permitting the inconsistent combination of @new with <desc/> 
> elsewhere. I can see the arguments for both positions:
>
> 1) allow both, since @new is better for some projects and <desc/> is 
> better for others
>
> 2) allow only one, since either is fully adequate for all projects, 
> and allowing only one reduces the opportunity for error or 
> inconsistency. If this argument is, itself, to be consistent, we 
> should favor @new over <desc/>, so that if the same hand occurs in 
> multiple places, we won't have to describe it twice, and risk doing so 
> inconsistently.
>
> I favor #2, not because #1 isn't better in some cases, but because I 
> think the cost outweigh the benefit.
>
> Best,
>
> David