Re: [office-formula] Grouping functions and capabilities

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Re: [office-formula] Grouping functions and capabilities
I'm not following.  Can you give
a couple of examples?

-Rob

"David A. Wheeler" <>
wrote on 07/01/2006 08:58:52 PM:

> The old "OpenFormula" had level 1, 2, etc., and we

> agreed that this was too constraining.  Interestingly enough,

> the folks who were most concerned (wikiCalc) has since found

> that it wasn't hard to add all the "level 1" functions,
and

> of course that aids portability.

> 

> Thus, for a start, here's what I propose:

> * For every function, instead of saying "level X", simply

>    give the function name as its (lowest-level) group.  If

>    some capabilities are at a higher level (not everyone
needs

>    to support them), then append _2, _3, etc.

> * Group the functions logically, and predefine a few levels

>    in them the same way.

> * Define something like "levels" at the end.

> 

> In the front, make it clear that an implementation need not

> implement a particular level/group, but that the levels/groups

> make it easier to explain what an implementation provides or

> what a spreadsheet needs.

> 

> --- David A. Wheeler