To delete specific elements from the modules you selected:
<moduleRef key="namesdates" except="addName affiliation bloc climate"/>
To include specific elements from the modules you selected:
<moduleRef key="textstructure" include="TEI text div back body"/>
Two important tips:
<moduleRef>!So what if there’s a module that you want only
some elements from? The TEI provides you with
two mechanisms for trimming down modules by individual
elements: with the @include and @except
attributes (not exclude!!).
There are two things that are important to keep in mind
when using these attributes. The first is that you cannot
use both attributes on one <moduleRef>; you have to
pick just one. You can, however, switch it up for different
<moduleRef> elements, using @include on one
and @except on the other.
The second thing to keep in mind is that spelling is important!! You may not immediately get an error message if you accidentally spell castList as catsList. But this will cause you problems later, when you try to generate a schema.
So what is the difference between using the
@include and @except attributes (besides
the fact that one includes the element names
listed as values, and the other excludes them)?
For one, you may choose one attribute for the sake of
efficiency. If you want to include all but two elements from
a given module, the @except attribute will
probably be easier to manage.
However, it’s also useful to think about the TEI and how
it changes over time. What would happen if you used the
@include attribute for a given module, and the TEI
added an element to that module? You wouldn’t get that new
element when the TEI updated, because only the listed
elements would be included in your schema. The same goes for
the @except attribute, which may cause you to get
new elements you don’t want.
This is not to say that you should necessarily choose one over the other; both options have their benefits and downsides. However, it is important to keep in mind that your customization applies to one version of the TEI, but since the TEI is constantly changing, your customization will need to be updated or cleaned out from time to time. The process of customization isn’t necessarily a one-time thing.
