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| Jaap Karssenberg (jaap.karssenberg) wrote Re: [Bug 280343] Re: Equation plugin png and tex files not deleted | #3 |
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Paulo J. S. Silva wrote:
> I have also noticed that when a page with equations is deleted the
> folder with the equations is not deleted. Do you think that the same
> reasoning (use the file manager to delete attachments) holds here? At
> least in this case should the equations (and the folders) be cleaned
> from the disc?
>
Yes, these equations are stored in separate files which are in the
attachment folder of the page.
> Actually I am not sure that I "buy" the idea that equations are
> "attachments". At least in my mind they are just another part of the
> text. So if I delete the text they should be gone exactly as any other
> part of the text. Note that I am a Mathematician, so equations are just
> a way to express ideas that are very natural for me. They are words in a
> special language.
>
When I say I consider equations as an attachment that is not a semantic
statement about the nature of equations and text. It is just a practical
observation of how the data is stored on the computer.
Regards,
Jaap