Hi Regina,

On Thursday, 2008-10-02 23:24:18 +0200, Regina Henschel wrote:

> reading the ODFF draft spec I have assumed, that it is possible to  
> access the functions which have LEGACY.xxx names in exact this way. But  
> it doesn't work.

ODFF is about file format storage, UI names may and sometimes will
differ.

> This might not be a problem with CHIDIST, because it is  
> clear, that this is the old, right tailed form, because CHISQDIST is the  
> new left tailed form.
>
> But for FDIST and FINV there are no new names planed. So what will  
> happen, if you open an old document?

Currently FDIST and FINV are displayed (hopefully, didn't check back ;-)
because that is what users are used to, also from other applications.

> You cannot show the name FDIST,  
> because it will have a different meaning. I would expect, that when  
> opened, it is changed to LEGACY.FINV. But that can I not use in OOo3.  
> How will it be possible to use both meanings parallel?

We could rename UI function names to anything we want in resource
RID_SC_FUNCTION_NAMES, or come up with new names for the "real" FDIST
and FINV functions. This should be clarified with the UX team.

> It seems that there is something missing/wrong?

Just not thought over yet.

  Eike

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