On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 5:01 PM, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Bo Peng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> I do not quite get it. Are we talking about base64 vs. zip? When you >> open both types of files, you need to extract embedded files first. >> After that, all the operations are the same. If you are comparing >> between the base64 bundle, and the filename + dir bundle without >> compression, you may get a point. > > No, because in a zip file it is possible to read only the files you > need in theory. However, LyX is not set up to be able to extract files > on demand.
Thanks. I see the point now. By using some sort of shell extension, LyX does not have to extract all files to open some of them. I guess this is what you were trying to achieve with your directory-in-a-file idea. I do not know how LyX would be able to do that in a platform independent way though. Windows (or MacOS) can only do such things to files with a zip suffix. Only MacOS provides that directory-in-a-file magic. Maybe because my mind is limited by the OS I use (linux), I did not understand or appreciate any of these fancy features. Cheers, Bo
