Re: [office] view settings

[Ming Fei Jia <jiamingf@cn.ibm.com>]

It will be great if this discussion can continue. The view settings surely cause some interoperability issues. For example:

(1)ShowGrid: Some applications put it on the global document settings, but some other applications put it on the sheet level settings. I prefer the sheet level settings.
(2)HasColumnRowHeaders: Some application put it on the global document settings, but some other applications put it on the sheet level settings. I also prefer the sheet level settings.
(3)DisplayFormula: This list on the wiki does not list this setting. Its meaning is that the formula is displayed as formula itself or as the calculated value. If it is true, display as formula, if it is false, display as value. I propose to add this setting item to the sheet level settings.


Oliver-Rainer.Wittmann@Sun.COM wrote on 11/24/2008 10:57:47 PM:
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> Re: [office] view settings
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> Sent by:
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> Oliver-Rainer.Wittmann@Sun.COM
>
> Hi Doug,
>
> Doug Mahugh wrote:
> > As defined, application settings provide the ability to store document
> > and view settings.  Some of the settings typically stored with
> > config-items are application specific, but many would be beneficial to
> > share between applications.
> >
> >  
> >
> > For example, standardized storage of the following spreadsheet settings
> > would allow implementers to provide a more consistent user experience
> > across multiple implementations and formats:
> >
> >  
> >
> > - Active Worksheet
> >
> > - Current Cell
> >
> > - Display of gridlines
> >
> > - Zoom value
> >
> > - Horizontal and Vertical Splits
> >
> > - Print settings
> >
> >  
> >
> > I would like to propose the addition of these common settings, but
> > before I write it up I’m curious whether there has been discussion of
> > the general concept (document/view settings) in the past, and whether
> > there has been consensus on how to decide which settings are included in
> > the standard.  Has there been any specific reason for not including
> > these types of settings?
> >
> >  
>
> I am remembering a similar discussion started by David Faure.
> Doing some search I found our former ODF 1.2 Action Items wiki page -
> http://wiki.oasis-open.org/office/OpenDocument_v1.2_Action_Items. On
> this wiki page I found under "Suggested" the item "Settings
> Interoperability".
> Thus, there had been a discussion like your proposed one, but
> unfortunately we did not continue/finish it.
>
>
> Best regards, Oliver.
>
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