- From: Robert Sanderson <azaroth@liverpool.ac.uk>
- Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 12:50:36 +0100 (BST)
- To: Mike Taylor <mike@tecc.co.uk>
- cc: levan@oclc.org, <www-zig@w3.org>
> > Specifically, Bib-2 defines a Format/Structure attribute of
> > SetOfWords and Expansion/Interpretation attributes of AdjacentWords,
> > AllTheseWords and AnyOfTheseWords. I propose that they be removed
> > from Bib-2 and replaced with Format/Structure attributes in the
> > Utility Attribute Set of AdjacentWords, AllTheseWords and
> > AnyOfTheseWords.
> However, I do not understand why you wish to blur the distinction
> between the structure (set of words) and its interpretation (any, all,
> adjacent). That seems like bad Computer Science to me.
As I understand it:
Because SetOfWords is meaningless without one of the interpretation
attributes. And the interpretation attributes are meaningless when the
Format is not SetOfWords. As they necessarily go together, might as well
just be done with it and put them together explicitly.
Rob
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