Ryan Lee wrote:
> Chris Bizer wrote:
> 
>> Hi Ryan,
>>
>>>> - The documentation about primaryClasses appears a bit strict to me:
>>>> rdfs:comment "Specifies the classes that should be considered 
>>>> primaries,
>>>> or first class results; secondary resources not matching the 
>>>> primaries will
>>>> only be shown as sublenses.  The range is a list of resource
>>>> selectors."_at_en^^dtype:string ;
>>>>
>>>> isn't it more like:
>>>>
>>>> rdfs:comment "Specifies the classes that should be considered 
>>>> primaries.
>>>> Primaries are an indicator for the browser which classes in an 
>>>> ontology are
>>>> important and might therefore be used as starting points or be 
>>>> included into
>>>> contents summaries or navigational structures. Example: The person 
>>>> class
>>>> might be considered primary, persons's addresses might be considered
>>>> secondary.  The range is a list of resource 
>>>> selectors."_at_en^^dtype:string ;
>>>
>>>
>>> I don't see what you're trying to get at.  Could you explain what you're
>>> trying to differentiate here?
>>
>>
>> What I don't like is the *only* in "[secondaries] will only be shown as
>> sublenses". I thought about primaries more as additional hints that a
>> browser might use to decide which classes make good starting points. 
>> Thats's
>> why I would prefer a softer formulation in the text.
>>
>> Do I understand this right?
> 
> 
> That is the intent I had, yes.  What would a hint do, in your view?  How 
> would you decide to follow or not follow the hint?  It seems to me we 
> should keep from indeterminate or unexpected results as much as we can - 
> if I say something, I expect it to happen.  If I don't, then let the 
> browser decide.
> 
I share Ryan's opinion.
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Received on Tue Jun 28 2005 - 04:52:14 EDT