[OASIS Issue Tracker] Commented: (OFFICE-2884) 6.1.4 <text:tab> "A<text:tab> element reserves space from the current position up to the nexttab-stop, as defined in the paragraph's style information." "reserves"?

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Patrick Durusau commented on OFFICE-2884:
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Michael (Stahl),

Why not just say it like you did in your post:

"The <text:tab> element specifies that content immediately following it should begin at the next tab stop."

Since we have the normative text elsewhere about tab stops:

"Note: Tab stops are defined within paragraph styles by <style:tab:stop> elements. 17.8."

For completeness sake, what is the interaction with:

19.832 text:list-tab-stop-position and <text:index-entry-tab-stop>?

Probably a pathological case, but if I don't ask Dennis will, ;-), what happens if there are two (or more) <text:tab> elements in sequence? Not content so is the second one ignored? Or is the second one pushed to the next tab stop, then any following content interpreted as being at the "next" tab stop? 

I would opt for a rule that multiple <text:tab> elements without intervening content are collapsed into a single <text:tab> element. With a "shall." There isn't any reason that I know of to permit this case. Something like:

"If more than one <text:tab> element appears without intervening content, a consumer shall collapse two or more <text:tab> elements into one <text:tab> element." 

Note that I said what a consumer was supposed to do. Not "treat," "interpret," etc. Just "do this." All we need to say.  

Thanks! 

> 6.1.4 <text:tab> "A <text:tab> element reserves space from the current position up to the next tab-stop, as defined in the paragraph's style information."  "reserves"?
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>                 Key: OFFICE-2884
>                 URL: http://tools.oasis-open.org/issues/browse/OFFICE-2884
>             Project: OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) TC
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: Text
>    Affects Versions: ODF 1.2 CD 05
>            Reporter: Patrick Durusau
>            Priority: Minor
>             Fix For: ODF 1.2 CD 06
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> 6.1.4 <text:tab> "A <text:tab> element reserves space from the current position up to the next tab-stop, as defined in the paragraph's style information."  "reserves"?
> Err, does this mean the <text:tab> element knows the distance between two tab stops? 
> If so, that isn't what this says. 

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