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



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