[Clipart] Comma-separated keywords in metadata

Tobias Jakobs tobias.jakobs at web.de
Sun Jul 18 02:19:40 PDT 2004


Am So, den 18.07.2004 schrieb Bryce Harrington um 2:41:
> On Fri, 9 Jul 2004, Jonadab the Unsightly One wrote:
> > > I'm also thinking maybe of eventually adding a zip-based
> > > clipart-package format, analogous to OpenOffice's zip-based document
> > > formats, where we specify a certain arrangement to things inside the
> > > ZIP.  
> > 
> > Anyone else have thoughts on this, or should I just Make Something Up?
> 
> In Inkscape we implemented a jar-based format for collections of svg
> documents.  Inkview can open and view these types of files.  It uses
> .jar or .sxw as the file extension name.  Someone had suggested .inkjar
> but that got way too many rolled eyes.  ;-)
> 
> If you do adopt a new extension, I'd strongly recommend:
>    * Register it and its mimetype with TPTB
>    * Consider how to generalize the file structure for things beyond our
>      own needs, such as presentations, frame-based animations, etc.
>    * Discuss it on inkscape-devel, regarding adding support for it
> 
> > > Here's what I'm currently thinking:
> > >
> > >  * Use an extension other than .zip, preferably one that hasn't been
> > >    used for any other very major thing before.
> >      
> >      .oco              Stands for OpenClipart.Org
> >      .ocozip perhaps?  Or should we stick to three letters?
> >      .sxa              (The a stands for "Art"; c is taken for Calc.)
> >      .zca              Zipped Clip Art
> 
>        .artz
>        .ocal
> 
What do you think about double naming like .tar.gz we could use
.xxx.zip?

Tobias
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