[Openicc] Fwd: Settings bundles (Robert Krawitz, Edmund Ronald)

[Kai-Uwe Behrmann]

Am 19.02.11, 12:43 +1100 schrieb peters at skarpetis.com:
> On 19/02/2011, at 12:30 PM, Robert Krawitz <rlk at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>> On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:54:16 +0100, edmund ronald wrote:
>>> Actually, we expect the format to be parsed - and subtrees copied and
>>> pasted - by humans like YOU. But using XML doesn't mean that it has to
>>> be as horrible as what you describe.
>>>
>>> I'll ask Robert to paste a sample of today's XML curve representation
>>> here so you can judge for yourself.
>>
>> Certainly.
>>
>> <curve wrap="wrap" type="linear" gamma="0" piecewise="false">
>> <sequence count="48" lower-bound="-6" upper-bound="6">
>>    0    0    0    -0.02    -0.04    -0.08    -0.12    -0.16
>>    -0.2    -0.24    -0.28    -0.32    -0.32    -0.32    -0.32    -0.32
>>    -0.36    -0.4    -0.44    -0.48    -0.5    -0.45    -0.4    -0.3
>>    -0.12    -0.07    -0.04    -0.02    0    0    0    0
>>    0    0    -0.03    -0.06    -0.09    -0.13    -0.17    -0.21
>>    -0.25    -0.22    -0.19    -0.16    -0.13    -0.1    -0.07    -0.03
>> </sequence>
>> </curve>
>
>
> That is definitely compact and lacks the usual XML bloat. Not as elegant 
> for the die hard XMLers though as it lacks that deep tree structure.

Not directly related, but
How would this fit into a profile data base? Can we put this XML string 
inside a JSON keys value inside the DB?

> This is the kind of thing we need though. compact yet still hackable. 
> Now if someone could just agree on the  the contents and their use, we 
> are all set.

kind regards
Kai-Uwe Behrmann
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