[sc34wg3] Some general comments on the RM (branching from the thread Re: [s c34wg3] The Norwegian National Body position on ISO 13250)

[Mason, James David (MXM)]

I'm a minimalist when it comes to glossaries. You ought to have your really
essential terms and concepts identified. Somewhere you need to map
abbreviations. For that, I like some sort of table of
acronyms/initialisms/abbreviations; since the directives don't call for it,
you can either work it into the glossary or make it an appendix. The
glossary is generally a normative part of the standard, but I'd advise
against making it the primary explanation of things. Better to do that in
context, in the body of the standard.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: Lars Marius Garshol [mailto:larsga@garshol.priv.no]
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 5:54 PM
To: sc34wg3@isotopicmaps.org
Subject: Re: [sc34wg3] Some general comments on the RM (branching from
the thread Re: [s c34wg3] The Norwegian National Body position on ISO
13250)



* James David Mason
|
| This is part of what I was getting at when I said that normative
| stuff shouldn't have to depend on Clause 2. Unfortunately, the ISO
| Directives call for Clause 2, and we're stuck with that. 

Graham and I will have the same issue real soon now. We were wondering
whether we could just autogenerate the whole glossary by adding in the
terms and definitions found in the rest of the document. (Some
rewording will be needed, but that's OK.) Does that sound like it will
be OK?

| No need to do like Charles and take your revenge there, however.

:-)

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Lars Marius Garshol, Ontopian         <URL: http://www.ontopia.net >
GSM: +47 98 21 55 50                  <URL: http://www.garshol.priv.no >

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