[ODFPlugtest] writing implementation specific defaults

[Wouter van Vugt]

I fully agree with that.

Sensible default --> put it in the spec. Each implementer needs to use
that default when opening the document

No sensible default --> Write it to the document

My main point is that the situation with sensible defaults should be
coming from the spec, not from the app.

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-----Original Message-----
From: plugtest-bounces at opendocsociety.org
[mailto:plugtest-bounces at opendocsociety.org] On Behalf Of Sander
Marechal
Sent: donderdag 18 juni 2009 11:26
To: ODF Plugfest mailinglist
Subject: Re: [ODFPlugtest] writing implementation specific defaults

Wouter van Vugt wrote:
> It must be me, but shouldn't default values be part of the spec
instead
> of the application?

Nope. That was rebutted pretty quickly during the plugfest. Take page
size for example. What should be the default? A4? US Letter? You can't
put that in the standard because the correct response is "it depends".

What makes a sensible default for one application does not need to be
sensible for another. To take it further, the correct default margins
probably depend on the page size.

I think it would seriously bloat the spec to try to include all these
defaults in it. For some settings it may make sense to push them to the
spec but for other settings it does not. The latter need to be written
to the document.

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Sander Marechal
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