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Subject: Re: Maintainer Tag?
From: Dan York ####@####.####
Date: 29 Jul 2001 21:01:40 -0000
Message-Id: <20010729170107.C12767@e-smith.com>

Randy,

> <authorgroup>
>   <author role="maintainer" condition="current"> ... </author>
>   <author role="author" condition="current">...</author>
>   <author role="author" condition="original"> ... </author>
>   <author role="author" condition="former"> ... </author>
> </authorgroup>
> 
> (Hmmm, and I jumped to the conclusion, but I could be wrong, that I
> could use "former" as a condition for "maintainer" as well as "author".)

In the XSLT stylesheet, I *did* implement the condition attribute in such
a way that it will work for any <author> tag.

> These, in combination with the things you've mentioned, like:
> 
> If he's an editor, then use that element. 
> If he's a coordinator, I see it as "<collab
> class='coordinator'>...</collab>". 
> 
> ... should provide all the "elements" needed to support what I'm looking
> for.

I did NOT do anything particular with the <collab> element, so it will come
out currently however Norman Walsh renders it.

> Since then, others (Greg Ferguson, Dan York) have expressed an intent to
> fix the rendering (somehow).  To me, this is a satisfactory approach for
> now.  (I don't have my own proposal for the rendering at this time, so
> I'm waiting to see what someone else comes up with.  If I have a comment
> or a problem at that time, it can be addressed then.)

You have by now probably seen my rendering... any comments are welcome.

Dan

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