[Lazarus] Why was XML format chosen for storing settings in Lazarus IDE?

[Santiago A.]

El 18/06/2010 13:51, Marco van de Voort escribió:
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> I actually tried to implement this once by using [[[section]]] and
> [[[subsubsection]].
>
>   
Once I saw a program using this kind of inifiles.

[section A]
k1=v1
k2=v2
[section A/ subsection]
k1=v1
k2=v2
[section B]
k1=v1
k2=v2
[section B/ subsection]
k1=v1
k2=v2

As far as I know, it is a standard inifile. Perhaps it could be improved
in the output sorting the subsections after the section and indenting.

Santiago  A.