Re: [Adonthell-devel] Adonthell File Format

[Kai Sterker]

On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 8:11 AM, Klaus Blindert<address@hidden> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I like the Adonthell File Format, the whole structure with the flat objects,
> the binary and xml format. It is really great :)
>
> I would like to create an external library to push this great work to a
> wider community. ...and of course I would like to get your permission.

Feel free to do so, if you think it could be useful :-).


> I think the fact that the API is useable with XML (good for VCS) and a slim
> binary format is a big plus. Also with a library for the file format, it's
> possible to supply some common tools (dat-grep or something alike).

Yeah, I'd love to have a graphical tool for browsing and editing
individual values. Of course, one can directly edit the XML files
(that's the main reason for having them, together with the benefits
they provide for VCSes), but this might get cumbersome for large
files.

Kai