Re: [jats-list] BITS index terms: sort key attribute

["Debbie Lapeyre dalapeyre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <jats-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gerrit--

I think the @sortas on <index-term> is a very good idea.

There is already a @sort-key attribute on <index-entry>,
so maybe we should use that.

   sort-key   CDATA   #IMPLIED

--Debbie

P.S. Actually, we modeled the index terms on DocBook,
which were themselves modeled on an older model.

--dal


On Oct 1, 2014, at 11:13 AM, Imsieke, Gerrit, le-tex gerrit.imsieke@xxxxxxxxx
<jats-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Sometimes it's necessary to specify an explicit sorting key for an index
term. Consider this DocBook example:
>
> <indexterm>
>  <primary sortas="Zielintention">(Ziel-)Intention</primary>
> </indexterm>
>
> This will be sorted as 'z' and not as '('.
>
> What would be the BITS equivalent of @sortas? Without the sort key, the
index term is
>
> <index-term>
>  <term>(Ziel-)Intention</term>
> </index-term>
>
> Apparently there's no sortas or equivalent attribute permitted on the term
element.
>
> What I'm planning to do is to use the specific-use attribute and put the
sort key in there, like this:
>
> <index-term>
>  <term specific-use="Zielintention">(Ziel-)Intention</term>
> </index-term>
>
> Although it probably isn't outright misuse of specific-use, I think it would
be useful to have a distinct attribute for this.
>
> It is an open question whether this attribute should be on index-term or on
term. Probably on index-term since term is also used in other context where a
sort-as attribute may or may not make sense.
>
> In contrast to DocBook where the sortas attributes have to be on primary,
secondary, or tertiary rather than on indexterm itself, BITS' index-term
element might be a suitable place for such an attribute, due to the recursive
content model.
>
> In TEI, however, after which BITS' index terms seem to be modeled, each
/term/ may carry a sortKey attribute.
>
> What do you think? Do we need such a sort key? Or am I missing that it is
already there? If we need it, should it be on index-term or on term? What do
you think of the specific-use interim solution?
>
> Gerrit
>
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