In a message dated: Tue, 07 May 2002 09:04:44 EDT Marc Evans said:
>The default xml format is zipped for gnumeric. I'd be willing to bet that >the majority of th esavings are due to the zipping... I wasn't aware of that. However, doesn't that make you wonder why MS doesn't allow for the same thing? Compressing the original .xls file with gzip yields a file size smaller than the gnumeric file. So, the fact that the Open Source/Free software is smarter than the proprietary software in that it compresses it's data file in order to save space is even more reason to switch, isn't it? Sure, you could realize the same benefits by compressing the native MS file formats, but without MS actually making that the default action, there's no way you'll get millions of users to consciously remember to compress their data, not to mention getting them to live with having to manually compress/de-compress the file each time they open or close the file! IMO, that's just more reason to switch. -- Seeya, Paul ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
