Re: Documentation and explanatory diagrams - Mailing list pgsql-docs

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Documentation and explanatory diagrams
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Msg-id 12505.1308012375@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Documentation and explanatory diagrams  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
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Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes:
>>> Perhaps we should allow any SVG file to be imported, but only allow
>>> modifications by a single SVG editor.

>> How is that sensible?  The first change to the file will result in
>> exactly the mass of cosmetic diffs that we wish to avoid.

> I suggested this so we could get images into the docs and then only have
> a single diff change once the file is modified.  If we don't do that
> then all image additions have to be done by someone with the proper
> editor.

Or at least, somebody passes it through the "proper editor" before
committing.  As long as said editor can read SVG output from a
reasonable range of other tools, this doesn't seem that onerous.

            regards, tom lane

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