Re: Attribute Architecture proposal

> Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 11:18:46 +1000
> From: Alan Kent <ajk@mds.rmit.edu.au>
> 
> In a nutshell, I think AllTheseWords, AnyOfTheseWords, and
> AdjacentWords should not be format/structure attributes in the
> Utility set. They are defining *how* to combine the presence of
> multiple terms in the supplied text (AND, OR, PROX). They do not
> define the semantic format/structure of a string.

I agree.

> I propose there should be 'word' and 'complete-value' values for
> format/structure with the three boolean connectors put into a new
> attribute type which describes what to do if there are multiple
> search terms supplied in a single query-term.

I want to register my strong agreement with Alan's proposal, which
seems to me to plug a horribly big gap in the AA.  I'd like to see
this change pushed through ASAP unless someone spots a horrible
consequence that Alan's missed.

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