Re:Files, Formats and Byte Arrays
by PaulHoule on Monday October 12, 2020 @08:45PM
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What's the point?
I think real file formats evolve into "boxes full of boxes".
For instance a DOCX file is really a ZIP file that has some XML files, PNG files and similar things in it. Similarly a PDF file is a composite object that has text, images, fonts, and similar things encoded inside it.
I think real file formats evolve into "boxes full of boxes".
For instance a DOCX file is really a ZIP file that has some XML files, PNG files and similar things in it. Similarly a PDF file is a composite object that has text, images, fonts, and similar things encoded inside it.