[tei-council] <notatedMusic> changes required

[Martin Holmes]

HI Gaby,

On 11-07-07 09:48 AM, Gabriel Bodard wrote:
> Then we're getting back to the argument that a different element than
> <ptr/>  is needed here. Are we just using ptr now because we haven't
> invented that element yet? If so, why are we so exercised about whether
> or not it has an attribute value.
>
> Perhaps, rather than @type='transclude', which as Martin points out is a
> bit odd with no @type='non-transclude' to contrast it to, we should just
> call it @type='externalObject' in honour of the soon-to-be-invented element?

Isn't every <ptr> a pointer to an external object?

Cheers,
Martin

>
> G
>
> On 2011-07-07 17:31, Sebastian Rahtz wrote:
>>
>> On 7 Jul 2011, at 16:15, Martin Holmes wrote:
>>>
>>> So why is a<ptr>   inside<notatedMusic>   different from a pointer
>>> anywhere else?
>>
>> because the processing expectation by the man in the street is different.
>> the<ptr>s in
>>
>> <notatedMusic>
>>      <ptr target="foo.xml">
>> </notatedMusic>
>>
>> and
>>
>> 	<p>See the BBC news (<ptr target="http://www.bbc.co.uk/'/>)</p>
>>
>> are just entirely different beasts.
>>
>> _Theoretically_ you are correct that the processing agent can
>> decide what to do, but surely all common sense says that
>> a processing agent should not have to keep special rules for
>> <ptr>   to behave differently inside music? Raffaele definitely
>> expects us to render the two<ptr>   above differently.
>>
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