- From: Paul Prescod <papresco@calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca>
- Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 12:44:00 -0400 (EDT)
- To: preece@predator.urbana.mcd.mot.com (Scott E. Preece)
- Cc: mag@ncsa.uiuc.edu, www-html@w3.org
> Embedding the type in the name is fragile (it's easier to change the > name accidentally than changing an embedded property of the file). The model of OpenDoc, OLE containers and (historically) the Amiga was that all files were of the same basic structure, and objects within that file could have different data formats. That means that file-level properties that transcend file format (such as versioning, name, summary info, user info, etc.) could be embedded and transmitted in a standardized format. And of course you could easily embed multiple objects (or object hierarchies) without tying the whole file to the "outside container's" file format (i.e. Word doc or SGML). Paul Prescod
Received on Thursday, 17 October 1996 12:58:56 UTC