[sdiy] Modular Patch Notation (MPN)

[James R. Coplin]

True except that the second one I can slap on a style sheet and read it
however I want! Not just layout but format as well: HTML, PDF, etc.

James R. Coplin
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl [mailto:owner-synth-
> diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of Andre Majorel
> Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 4:33 AM
> To: synth diy
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Modular Patch Notation (MPN)
> 
> On 2003-10-03 15:11 +0200, René Schmitz wrote:
> 
> > Why not use something which is a standard already? And something
which
> > is extensible per se. Read: XML.
> 
> XML is nice in a way but it's optimised for parsing by machines.
> For humans, it's a PITA to read or write.
> 
> Would you prefer to read and write this :
> 
>   group "groupid"
>   {
>     item "item1";
>     item "item2";
>   };
> 
> or this ?
> 
>   <group id="groupid">
>     <item id="item1" />
>     <item id="item2" />
>   </group>
> 
> --
> André Majorel <amajorel at teaser.fr>
> http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/