Re: Image files

apanella@molex.com wrote:
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> As stated:
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> While the Connector Committee debated this point, I am wondering
> if the image files could just be "recommended" as .jpg or .txt formats.
> The statement "may be either" must be changed to "must be either"
> or else "is recommended to be either". New formats might emerge.
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> >From a model suppliers perspective.... I think that this is OK. However,
> would that potentially make it real difficult for the simulator vendors? The
> simulator vendor will then need to support many different type.... what ever
> type the model supplier wants to supply. I am not sure that this is fair....???

The way this is handled in other contexts (e.g., MIME for HTML mail) is
that there is (are) one or two default formats that ALL tools must support,
and alternates which may or may not be supported. Files are allowed to
include multiple redundant content, with the tool using the richer form if
supported and otherwise falling back on the default.

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D. C. Sessions
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