[ODE] XML ODE Data Interchange Format (revision 5)

[Nate W]

On Sat, 13 Mar 2004, Jon Watte wrote:

> Also, putting the x, y and z as attributes of the "v" tag seems a poor
> choice if file size is what you want.

I don't think size should be a goal, or even much of a consideration, for
this format.  Application-specific binary formats will always be superior
in cases where size is a concern, but for a common file format (emphasis
on "common" as in "common to multiple applications), the main concern
should be interoperability.  

I'd MUCH rather see things done in such a way that every value in the file
can be obtained via an XPath query.  That will allow us to use XSL
transforms to convert files from "XML4ODE" to any other, and will allow us
to convert any other "XPath-addressable" format to XML4ODE, for use in any
editor that supports XML4ODE.  Or XODE, or whatever this format is called.

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Nate Waddoups
Redmond WA USA
http://www.natew.com/