Re: Things to be done

[Riyad Preukschas <rpreukschas at web dot de>]

Assalamu Alaikum,


> That's fine if we have a lot (and I mean a LOT) of people willing to do
> that, but it's simply a LOT of work.
> I understand that it's a good idea to do this but do we really need it?
At least some of it. I would appreciate it a lot if there would be any 
information about the author or the used source in that file.
Or at least:
- "version" and "lang" or "language" attributes
- separate sura name transliterations and translations (i.e. separate 
"name" and "translation" attributes in a sura element).
- rename the ayat numbering attribute from "id" to something like "nr" 
or "no", because it is confusing because the "id" attributes are meant 
to be unique per file.
- recitation breakpoint indicators (U+06D6 to U+06DB)
> I mean if it's an XSLT application, I would totally agree but it's not and
> I don't mind postponing most of the functionality to the c/c++ code instead of
> doing it in the XML file (especially if we are talking about the Qur'an).
I think indications for where ALLAH is referred to in the Quran text 
belong into the file (especially because it differs in every source). Or 
make the user know that the translator made a comment to a translated 
piece of text.
> That would make lef much harder for a newbie who want to play with the text
> a bit.
But more useful for the user.
I don't think these files were meant for "playing with them a bit".
I think it's better for developers to have the possibility to provide as 
much information about the source as possible.
> I know we should protect the text with md5/gpg or whatever but that doesn't
> mean that we shouldn't do anything else, I mean things like the number of verses
> each chapter has and the places of sajda really needn't go to the XML file (again, since
> we are not making a XSLT application).
I've never talked about the number of verse per chapter.
I thought of including the sajda element, because as far as i can 
remember there are sajdas in the Quran which are not at the not at the 
end of the ayat. So you can mark the passage where the sajda should be 
done and not only the whole ayat.
> Anyway, if you can come up with a much simpler XML structure that doesn't
> need a lot of ork, I would appreciate it.
I did, but the things I mentioned at the top of this mail are still 
included:
http://www.includeme.ma.cx/kuran/drafts/quran_2_sp_draft.xml
and if this is still too complex then look at this:
http://www.includeme.ma.cx/kuran/drafts/quran_2_rsp_draft.xml


Selam,
	Riyad Preukschas