John,
re: "For structured drawings, if you really think people will be uploading
those…", I don't know what you mean by "structured drawings", unless you
mean object graphics ("draw" as opposed to "paint"), but given the option I
would much rather download a concise object file than a huge bitmap file.
The context is the question of exchanging landscape designs, prompted by
the "wanna see my etchings?" thread, and within that context there might be
a number of forum members who would want to ul/dl.
As re AI format, I guess I'll soon have to replace the antique graphics SW
I'm using! re GIF/TIFF, since TIFF is for bitmaps, GIF seems to be the
frontrunner.
BTW, I'm interested to learn what formats are used by the landscaping SW
Alison has reviewed for NGM. I doubt if Lotus Freelance recognizes objects
of type "Oak" and "Azalea" ;-), but perhaps they can save as bitmaps or
line/poly objects.