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Subject: [OASIS Issue Tracker] Commented: (OFFICE-3435) ODF 1.2 CD05 Part 26.11.13 Incredible HYPERLINK Function
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Dennis Hamilton commented on OFFICE-3435:
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Well, that's interesting.
That was the only comment I received. I had offered to do a restatement to something simpler, but Andreas showed me what was the simplest of all.
I haven't notice any limitation on someone stating a resolution. It happens all the time, with or without discussion. And I wasn't silent about it.
We can discuss it still.
Note that the current definition of this function completely conflicts with the wonderful work you are doing on evaluation of expressions.
I say ditch HYPERLINK as currently defined. If necessary, take it out of whatever it is in and put it under the 2.2.4 list. But I don't see how there can be any interoperable definition of this, where it has effects that happen even if the place it appears is never evaluated, and its effect is somehow cumulative with other occurrences of the function in the same formula. If you have a deterministic definition of the semantics, please tell us what they are. If you love it so much, agree between you and Microsoft whether it is COM.MICROSOFT.HYPERLINK or ORG.OPENOFFICE.HYPERLINK (or both, because they are apparently different in odd ways) and have fun with it.
> ODF 1.2 CD05 Part 2 6.11.13 Incredible HYPERLINK Function
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> Key: OFFICE-3435
> URL: http://tools.oasis-open.org/issues/browse/OFFICE-3435
> Project: OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) TC
> Issue Type: Bug
> Components: Needs Discussion, OpenFormula, Part 2 (Formulas)
> Affects Versions: ODF 1.2 CD 05
> Reporter: Dennis Hamilton
> Assignee: Dennis Hamilton
> Fix For: ODF 1.2 CD 06
>
>
> ODF 1.2 CD05 Part 2 has an inexplicable definition for the HYPERLINK function.
> The description asserts that there is an effect on a cell.
> The description assrts that there is an effect on a cell even if the function's occurrence is not needed in the evaluation of the formula.
> The description asserts that there is a coordinated effect in how an IRI is composed (or multiples delivered) from individual occurrences of the HYPERLINK function in the same expression.
> The description asserts unjustifiable requirements on the implementation of an evaluator.
> Finally, the examples of this function are used to refine the definition. Only the simplest examples can be inferred from the definition.
> It appears that incidental consequences of a specific implementation are being appealed to, without concern for what is essential and good enough for an OpenFormula case and no matter what odd behaviors that implementations might have for cases that defy well-definedness.
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