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(Get the code!)
There are several reasons for the current implementation:
- It provides backwards compatibility with older implementations and profiles.
- Folders often contain objects with binary data and type specific serializations. That kind of data is hard to integrate in an XML file.
- Ordered folders make it necessary to keep track of the order of subobjects. We can't store that information in the separate subobject files.
Did you have a look at http://
Obviously my explanations are hard to understand for you. I guess the best way to improve the documentation would be if you summarize what you have learned from this discussion.