csl design question

CSL Development
1

I’m returning to the citation style language to clean it up. One
obvious issue is this:

 <terms>
   <roles>
<role term="editor">
  <renderas>
    <single>Ed.</single>
    <multiple>Eds.</multiple>
  </renderas>
</role>
   </roles>
   <genres>
<genre>
  <term>dissertation</term>
  <renderas>PhD Dissertation</renderas>
</genre>
   </genres>
 </terms>

In the first approach, I use an attribute for the term, and I control
the value in the schema. My preference is to change to rest of the
term definitions (media and genres) to adopt this as well. Any
counter-arguments?

I guess my preference is towards tight control where possible, but it
does by definition mean less flexibility.

Bruce

2

Am also looking at changing the citation coding a bit.

So, it might be:

author-year:

 <citation>
   <prefix>(</prefix>
   <entry delimiter="; ">
     <creator>
       <names-short/>
       <suffix>, </suffix>
     </creator>
     <year/>
     <point>
       <prefix>: </prefix>
     </point>
   </entry>
   <suffix>)</suffix>
 </citation>

number:

 <citation>
   <prefix>(</prefix>
   <entry delimiter=", ">
<number/>
   </entry>
   <suffix>)</suffix>
 </citation>

citekey:

 <citation>
   <prefix>[</prefix>
   <entry delimiter=", ">
<citekey/>
   </entry>
   <suffix>]</suffix>
 </citation>

Bruce