[OASIS Issue Tracker] Updated: (OFFICE-3435) ODF 1.2 CD05 Part 26.11.13 Incredible HYPERLINK Function

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Dennis Hamilton updated OFFICE-3435:
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    Resolution: 

Replace Section 6.11.3 HYPERLINK as follows

"""
Summary: Influence creation of a hyperlink involving the evaluated expression

Syntax: HYPERLINK(Text IRI [; Text|Number FunctionResult ] )

Returns: Text or Number

Constraints: None

Semantics: The default for the second argument is the value of the first argument.  The second argument value is returned.

In addition, hosting environments may interpret expressions containing HYPERLINK function calls as calling for an implementation-dependent creation of a hypertext link based on the expression containing the HYPERLINK function calls.
"""


  was:

Replace the text of the section with

"""
Returns its 2nd argument, or if that is omitted returns the 1st argument.

Note: Some Hosting environments take a call to HYPERLINK as an indication to attach a link to a URL created in an implementation dependent way from the formula containing the HYPERLINK call.
"""



We took the direction proposed by Andreas in the war-of-the-resolutions, making it a normative "may" rather than a Note.

In the full edit into a new resolution, the following changes are now proposed:

1. The Summary is changed significantly.

2. The Semantics is abbreviated to two statements, where the creation of a hyperlink is made implementation-dependent and permissive ("may").



> ODF 1.2 CD05 Part 2 6.11.13 Incredible HYPERLINK Function 
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 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: Eike Rathke
>             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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