RE: XML was RE: [GD-General] RE: A portable preferences library

[Gareth L. <GL...@cl...>]

> We have no performance problems at all related to XML. The 
> XML parsing 
> is only a fraction
> of the total cost.
> 

The total cost of what ? Game data files should be stored (in the final
form) in a form that requires as little parsing as possible. This makes
level loading significatly faster, reduces memory overhead (you have to
start pre-caching earlier) etc etc.