Re: [Gnumed-devel] Editing already saved episodes

[James Busser]

On 23-Nov-08, at 2:35 PM, Karsten Hilbert wrote:

> On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 07:59:02PM -0200, Rogerio Luz wrote:
>
> > It IS UGLY, but makes a lot of sense for now, I see how it could  
> > be very
> > dificult to accomplish, I can´t even imagine the database  
> > structure behind
> > it, and it may have to be limited to say 50 caracters, but the  
> > most of our
> > "typos"and "forgetos"would be resolved.

On 23-Nov-08, at 2:33 PM, Karsten Hilbert wrote:
> This becomes infinitely complex once you start thinking of
> the need to be able to fix typos in fixes of typos in fixes
> of typos ad infinitum.

Agree (even though I understood Roger's original proposal as having  
value, but it would unravel with any looping)

> I believe there will need to be a way of "really" fixing
> typos et al. The entire fixed soap line will become a new
> version of itself and be displayed *instead* of any previous
> versions -- together with a modification tag (for the entire
> line) just as you suggested.

Agree. Eventually the equivalent of a "diff" between the most current  
version and either the most recently audited version, and the oldest  
version in existence, my be of most interest. Mainly this would be to  
determine the extent to which any changes would have altered any  
meaning or the actions taken.