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2009.02.25 08:01 "[Tiff] OT: Text layer possible in tiff format?", by
2009.02.25 09:45 "Re: [Tiff] OT: Text layer possible in tiff format?", by
2009.02.27 00:56 "Re: [Tiff] OT: Text layer possible in tiff format?", by S Carlsen
2009.02.27 01:53 "Re: [Tiff] OT: Text layer possible in tiff format?", by
2009.02.27 03:07 "Re: [Tiff] OT: Text layer possible in tiff format?", by Chris Cox
2009.02.27 05:02 "Re: [Tiff] OT: Text layer possible in tiff format?", by Toby Thain
2009.02.27 16:01 "Re: [Tiff] OT: Text layer possible in tiff format?", by Bob Friesenhahn
2009.02.27 16:54 "Re: [Tiff] OT: Text layer possible in tiff format?", by Toby Thain
2009.02.27 18:30 "Re: [Tiff] OT: Text layer possible in tiff format?", by S Carlsen
2009.02.27 19:09 "Re: [Tiff] OT: Text layer possible in tiff format?", by Toby Thain
2009.02.27 19:15 "Re: [Tiff] OT: Text layer possible in tiff format?", by Bob Friesenhahn
2009.02.27 19:55 "Re: [Tiff] OT: Text layer possible in tiff format?", by S Carlsen
2009.02.27 17:41 "Re: [Tiff] OT: Text layer possible in tiff format?", by Edward Lam
2009.02.27 20:25 "Re: [Tiff] OT: Text layer possible in tiff format?", by Chris Cox
2009.02.25 14:06 "Re: [Tiff] OT: Text layer possible in tiff format?", by Toby Thain

2009.02.27 19:09 "Re: [Tiff] OT: Text layer possible in tiff format?", by Toby Thain

On 27-Feb-09, at 1:30 PM, S Carlsen wrote:

> I would say "both." Start from a clean, well-thought-out, TIFF-ish > architecture -- one that is powerful enough to represent the

> graphics and text constructs that are found in a PSD/PSB file.

If only we knew exactly how they are represented and rendered, that might be possible. But we don't.

Interoperability. See also: Samba.

--Toby

> (And more.)
>
> On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 8:54 AM, Toby Thain
> <toby@telegraphics.com.au> wrote:

So, for those who want to design equivalent add-ons to TIFF, do they start with a clean slate, or do they try to align their efforts with a mangled, incomplete 79-page codex?