Hi :) If it's not standard ODF behaviour then just post a bug-report about it. Sometimes programs try to be more forgiving but as someone pointed out that might not be helpful in all cases. Regards from Tom :)
--- On Sat, 21/4/12, Johnny Rosenberg <[email protected]> wrote: From: Johnny Rosenberg <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] calc compliance with openformula To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, 21 April, 2012, 11:26 Den 20 april 2012 15:57 skrev e-letter <[email protected]>: > Readers, > > According to the specification for openformula (see: > http://docs.oasis-open.org/office/v1.2/os/OpenDocument-v1.2-os-part2.html), > the syntax for the function 'sum' is: > > SUM( { NumberSequenceList N }+ ) > > e.g. SUM(a1+b2) > However in calc the function: > > =a1+b2 > > still produces a correct result. Isn't the logical behaviour for the > second function to return an error, for non-compliance with the > standard. Go to the link below and read about ”Operators”. Then tell me my ”=a1+b2” is ”non-compliance with the standard”: http://docs.oasis-open.org/office/v1.2/os/OpenDocument-v1.2-os-part2.html#__RefHeading__1017940_715980110 >This is being asked for learning if it is better to use the > official syntax or accept that these "short-cuts" exist. > > LO334 > > -- > For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
