Re: [h5md-user] Case of 1D systems

[Felix Höfling]

Hi Pierre,

I would avoid special handling of limiting cases as much as possible. It  
appears to introduce more headache in the end as one needs special  
routines on both sites: when writing the file and when analysing the  
results. One important aspect of the H5MD format is the possibility of  
sharing analysis tools. I would prefer a tool that can handle generic  
dimensions (and which does so in a generic way). Of course, in a  
specialised tool the additional index appears weird, for the benefit of  
the generic tool, however, I would like to keep it.

Best regards,
Felix


Am 15.08.2011, 21:46 Uhr, schrieb Pierre de Buyl  
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> In 1D systems, some parts of the specification may need modification.
> For instance, requiring a [variable][N][D] shape when D=1 is absurd.
>
> Should we allow to throw away the last index for 1D systems ?
> This is already the case for the species trajectory, which does not  
> possess dimensions anyway.
>
> Pierre