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Subject: Re: Tables in Gemini
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2024 09:21:51 -0400
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Ivan Farlenkov <yo_99@mail.ru> writes:

>> I agree that laying out regular data is a useful thing, but I think this
>> is not the best way to do it. I think linking to a separate CSV file
>> would do it (although CSV lacks data types and some of these other
>> features, but it is simpler to get it to work).

> Do you think that creating new filetype for cases with these features are 
> needed is a good compromise?

I don't think a new filetype is necessary. JSON would certainly work,
for example, and XML is probably also reasonable. Maybe have a look at
what LibreOffice Calc will export a spreadsheet as and see what looks
reasonable. 

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                    | ― Robert W. Chambers,The King in Yellow