[Planner Dev] Suggestion regarding file extensions: suggesting compressed XML files.




Been thinking about this and wondered if it may be nice to
do this in the way similar to other applications,

a) Create a compressed file format e.g. same as what the OpenOffice
XML files do. e.g. call this .pxz  - Meaning Planner XML Compressed.

b) Inside that .pxz file use regular XML files like myfile.planner
(or myfile.mrproject for legacy support)

c) Have Planner able to either open the .pxz or .planner (or *.mrproject
for legacy support).

The advantage of a compressed file format is that its nicer to mail
and store and it allows some simple payload protection in checksums.

The file can also be used to carry non-XML data like images or stuff
which could be used in formatted outputs e.g. HTML pages could have
logos which are actually carried as part of the pxz file.

Thoughts ?.
Lincoln.



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