[ODFPlugtest] writing implementation specific defaults

[Hanssens Bart]

Mm, it was already mentioned during the event:

- applications really should write out the values, even (or especially) if they regard these settings as their (implementation specific) default values (OOo may choose a default page margin of 2cm, while KOffice may prefer 2.5cm, for instance)

- I second the notion that the standard shouldn't specify default values for page margins etc (perhaps other defaults would make sense, but not page margins, page size etc)

- a reader can perhaps display it with 2cm margin, but if the user overrules it ("show every doc with 5cm margin"), than that's his/her own choice of course. But at least it's stored inside the document, so implementations can make a reasonable attempt...


So, I'd suggest that I or Rob or some other OASIS-member takes this to the OIC / ODF TC, so the next version (perhaps 1.2, perhaps Next) specifies that implementation-specific (default) values *must* be written out.


Best regards,

Bart

-----Original Message-----
From: plugtest-bounces at opendocsociety.org [mailto:plugtest-bounces at opendocsociety.org] On Behalf Of Sander Marechal
Sent: donderdag 18 juni 2009 14:31
To: ODF Plugfest mailinglist
Subject: Re: [ODFPlugtest] writing implementation specific defaults

Wouter van Vugt wrote:
> The point is more that implementers should *not* do something. And that
> is that they should not say 'hey, this document is in A4, that's our app
> default, so let's not store that information in the document itself'

Agreed, but that does make this discussion a bit moot. ODF 1.0 and 1.1
don't specify any defaults in the spec, therefor all applications should
write all settings to the document. If they don't then it's an interop
bug that should be fixed.

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Sander Marechal
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