... Ah hah! Now I get it. If this was explained earlier, I apologize for not understanding. Put this way, it makes excellent sense, though I might prefer it...
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Brass Tilde
brasstilde@...
Oct 3, 2005 5:24 pm
... the ... we ... programs do. Honestly, I don't think you two are that far apart on this. andargor's <pcgen version="x.x" /> element is Devon's "section 1"....
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Devon Jones
hunterd_us
Oct 3, 2005 5:39 pm
Just to be clear (referencing the title) we are *not* considering XML for lst at this time, this is purely XML for the saved .pcg file. XML for lst is a much...
1148
Devon Jones
hunterd_us
Oct 3, 2005 5:40 pm
... Section 2 will take a long time, and may never be fully realized. Section 2 may not appear it, but it's *hard* ... Precisely, we can even contain if we...
1149
Brass Tilde
brasstilde@...
Oct 3, 2005 5:53 pm
... I'll reiterate someone else's point here though, that some things are *not* necessarily level dependent, such as one's possessions. It *is* true that most...
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Devon Jones
hunterd_us
Oct 3, 2005 9:53 pm
Ok, I have put some more thought into this, and I have an expanded proposal. I want to do what Java, and the OpenDocument people have done. I want a pcg...
1151
Gargola
alograg
Oct 3, 2005 11:51 pm
All of you, dont want lst to by a xml? Alograg ___________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? La mejor conexión a Internet y <b...
1152
Devon Jones
hunterd_us
Oct 4, 2005 12:09 am
... It's more complicated then want at this point in time. The internal parser of pcgen can't really handle an overhaul like the lst conversion right now, and...
1153
andargor
Oct 4, 2005 1:43 am
... $100 al mes. http://net.yahoo.com.mx Although I would very much to see LST -> XML, Devon is right in saying that its too soon for that, considering the...
1154
andargor
Oct 4, 2005 1:43 am
... useful, ... any ... mime type ... should ... That's an interesting idea, and makes it flexible. I'm sold. You know, you could store the actual outputsheet...
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Fred Drake
pythondocs
Oct 4, 2005 3:35 am
... They were right, of course. Sections 1 and 2 are strictly level-based information; possessions or other point-in-time information ("broken arm") is...
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Al Beddow
awb_gaming1
Oct 4, 2005 3:35 am
I'll re-add my thoughts as others have... ... Fine ... Not needed... ... Of course ... I used 'normalization' as a way to show where my thinking was coming ...
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Keith Davies
jdk_kjdavies
Oct 4, 2005 3:44 am
... I agree. We didn't have *too* much trouble coming up with workable XML for LST[1]; what hosed us was the difficulty that would be involved in getting XML ...
1158
Fred Drake
pythondocs
Oct 4, 2005 7:49 am
... +1 -- This is very easy to work with in different languages these days. ... It looks like PCgen wouldn't be using any of these; is that right? ... Hmm....
1159
Devon Jones
hunterd_us
Oct 4, 2005 2:54 pm
... keep in mind, this is text. I just tested out one of these files (the ziped up style I was recommending in the next thread), and *with* an embedded image...
1160
Brass Tilde
brasstilde@...
Oct 4, 2005 3:16 pm
... While I completely agree that the criticism is harsh (though I would say more than a little, and unjustified to boot), I'm not sure I agree with ...
1161
Brass Tilde
brasstilde@...
Oct 4, 2005 3:25 pm
... Why would the PCGen character data, i.e. the current PCG file, or the previous "section 1", not be "content"? ... useful, ... mimetype does what exactly?...
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Andrew Wilson
ytitendi
Oct 4, 2005 7:03 pm
... I think lst to XML is an abysmal idea. XML is not a nice format for people to work in, it's fine for computer to computer exchange. It's rubbish if...
1163
Andrew Wilson
ytitendi
Oct 4, 2005 7:03 pm
... Sounds good to me. ... I think we should. andrew -- Pisces: (Feb. 19 - March 20) There is nothing in your world more satisfying than a good taco and a can...
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Brass Tilde
brasstilde@...
Oct 4, 2005 7:20 pm
... To a certain extent, I agree, but with a properly configured schema, and a schema aware editor and parser, the results could be much more easily validated...
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Devon Jones
hunterd_us
Oct 4, 2005 7:36 pm
... Consider that it's even harder now, cause pcgen supports adding new tokens via plugin. No real good way to support that via xml..... Devon...
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Devon Jones
hunterd_us
Oct 4, 2005 9:22 pm
... technically yes, but the structure of the current.xml file declared as a part of opendocument won't work for us. It won't fill the need. ... mimetype...
1167
Devon Jones
hunterd_us
Oct 4, 2005 9:23 pm
... Fair point :) Devon...
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Fred Drake
pythondocs
Oct 5, 2005 1:44 am
... We're definately looking at the issues of packaging format vs. content format here. Welcome to a world of tedium. :-) It is content. It's not a...
1169
gamer_dude@...
awb_gaming1
Oct 5, 2005 1:44 am
... Debuging is nice and I agree that a data format which lets you debug will be helpful. I guessing that there is an idea that I'm just not catching. In my...
1170
Devon Jones
hunterd_us
Oct 5, 2005 7:10 am
... See, and I don't necessarily expect it to be quite that - I'm expecting it to be more of a file that lets the program log, non-destructively, so that the...
1171
Brass Tilde
brasstilde@...
Oct 5, 2005 11:04 am
... the ... Yeah, I'd forgotten about that. Again however, properly constructed schemas could be merged into one "master" schema. A schema aware editor that...
1172
Brass Tilde
brasstilde@...
Oct 5, 2005 11:49 am
... OK, so it's the mime-type for the package itself, with the mime-types for the files within the package declared within those files, right? Brad...
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Brass Tilde
brasstilde@...
Oct 5, 2005 12:10 pm
... the ... Tell me about it. ... I have to ask why adherence to the OpenDocument format is so important. I'm not saying it isn't, just asking why it is. What...
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Devon Jones
hunterd_us
Oct 5, 2005 5:18 pm
... well, a number of reasons: 1) It'll be a lot easier for people to write code against it, because vast chunks of our file format have a full spec as well as...
