Wednesday, November 2, 2005 Chad Smith wrote: > On 11/2/05, Robin Laing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> The parsing of the XML is the issue.
> Let me just see if I understand your statement. XML, the basis for ODF, > which is, of course, the single greatest thing to happen to OpenOffice.org - > no, computers - no, the freedom of oppressed people the world over - *THIS* > ODF, made from XML. ... XML makes opening files *UNBAREABLY SLOW*? Uh ... no. The code used in OOo to parse the XML is slow. http://www.oracle.com/technology/oramag/oracle/03-sep/o53devxml.html While the referenced article talks about Java, the concept is much more general. Plus, while it speaks about XML, the ideas are valid for any structured format. > I wonder if the good folks in Boston know about this? Maybe they tried to document themselves before spouting nonsense, something that you yourself could take into consideration doing. (BTW, Boston?) -- Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
