I understand the process to propose feature requests is to first post the idea on this forum, then if everyone agrees, post an item to Jira.
I previously wrote a blog entry on Git storing MsOffice document unzipped (.docx and .xlsx are zips XML and a few things) - https://paulhammant.com/2015/07/30/git-storing-unzipped-office-docs/. That blog entry links to two diffs. One for a regular *unzipped* office doc, and one that was *unzipped but reformatted* before commit. After the reformat, the contents of the Mary.docx_ folder can be rezipped and the at least the Mac's MsWord opens it fine - I tested it. It would be great if there were a setting somewhere like: unzip_these_suffiixes_on_serverside_but_reconstitute_zipped_form_for_client_interop: docx, xlsx, pptx (or 'unzip_rezip_suffixes') So Subversion gets to store the text forms (rather than the zip), with improved opportunities for storage savings via the recently discussed fsfs options. Better still: unzip_reformat_store_rezip_on_access_suffixes: docx, xlsx, pptx xml_reformat_command: xmllint --format Of course as well as storage benefits, there are diff benefits, but today that would most likely be via one of the web portal installs that bundle subversion where people do most of their diff viewing these days (and incidentally one aspect of the game changer that Git*Hub* was from when it emerged from from alpha on February 8, 2008). Unrelated quick question: is there record of the Subversion 1.0 celebration event at Colllabnet in Brisbane in 2004/5 ? I think there were a couple of notable absentees, but that sort of thing shouldn't disappear from the internet. - Paul
