Re: Should we Drop Patch Map Format 1?

I would not put too much effort into it.

On 2026-07-24 20:20, Garret Rieger wrote:
> I don't currently have data on the size difference, but from what I 
> remember from early format development testing, it was around 5-10%, 
> but that may not have been from the final versions of either format. 
> I'll start by gathering the eligibility data and see if I can also get 
> some more current sample size difference numbers.
>
> On Fri, Jul 24, 2026 at 7:03 AM Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org> wrote:
>
>
>     On 2026-07-24 01:01, Garret Rieger wrote:
>     > The main advantage to keeping format 1 around is that where it
>     can be
>     > used it provides more compact patch map encodings.
>
>     How much more compact? Are we talking 2% smaller or 20% smaller?
>
>     Unless it is significantly smaller, I agree that having two
>     choices, one
>     of which is rarely usable, makes little sense and has a lot of
>     drawbacks.
>
>     -- 
>     Chris Lilley
>     @svgeesus@mastodon.scot
>     W3C Distinguished Expert, Color, Graphics & Fonts
>     W3C Technical Programming Team, Core Web Design
>
-- 
Chris Lilley
@svgeesus@mastodon.scot
W3C Distinguished Expert, Color, Graphics & Fonts
W3C Technical Programming Team, Core Web Design