>>>>> "Noel" == Noel Yap <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Noel> --- Lee Sau Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Noel> wrote:
>> My credit card is also designed to server a very very specific
>> purpose. But when I can't a ruler nearby and I need one, why
>> not use that plastic object from purse as a ruler?
Noel> I'm assuming you mean a straight-edge, not a ruler?
Isn't a ruler for drawing rules, i.e. straing lines?
Noel> Actually, this brings up an even better analogy: A ruler is
Noel> meant to measure things, not as a straight-edge.
I've never seen any "ruler" that does not provide a straight edge.
Noel> There are text formats that aren't easily mergable (eg XML)
It depends on what tools you use to edit the XML files.
Noel> and binary formats that can be mergable (eg Word).
B'cos the data encoded inside is just text in nature.
Noel> Or, more likely, well enough for your needs. Since XML
Noel> isn't the typical linear text format (ie it's hierarchical),
Noel> diff3 isn't the ideal three-way diff tool to use.
Why not? Pascal programs, for instance, are highly hierarchical. But
they should (I've never tried) work well with CVS.
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