Implicit separation of multiple references

[DavidHaslam]

Here's another observation for whenever you may resume the work on orefs.py.

There's no compulsion for a translator to always use a punctuation mark to separate multiple references.

The following string of references is perfectly understandable without a SEPM.

Mat 1:1 Mrk 2:2 Luk 3:3 Jn 4:4 Acts 5:5 Rom 6:6 ...

This might become a difficulty with some book names:

Col 4:4 1 Thess 3:3 2 Thess 2:2

i.e. Where there's a space within these numerically prefixed abbreviations of book names.

These are instances where a SEPM makes things clearer.

Col 4:4; 1 Thess 3:3; 2 Thess 2:2

Notes:

• The above examples are restricted to full references for single verses.
• I've ignored complications caused by partial references or multiple verses.

[adyeths]

I will not be resuming work on orefs. It is a dead end. It does not, and cannot be made to, work in the way it needs to work. A completely new script will have to be written in order to attempt processing of references. I'm not sure when I will get around to trying that.

Having said that, it is unlikely that I will ever be able to implement implicit separate of multiple references when I get around to trying to trying to write a new reference parsing script.