Re: Unihan.txt and the four dictionary sorting algorithm

[D. Starner]

"Raymond Mercier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: 
 
> The problem of the size of Unihan has nothing at all to do with the cost of 
> storage, and everything to do with the functioning of programs that might 
> open and read it. 
 
It's a data file stored as a text file to be simple; it's not designed 
with reading as its primary goal. less and vim work just fine here. 
 
> I wish the people who designed this file would accept the need for a more 
> structured and sophisticated approach. Why not, for example, have a basic 
> html file, with html-links to the various sections ? 
 
Because it's a data file, and it's easier to process without all that HTML 
junk to discard.   
 
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