[OASIS Issue Tracker] Updated: (OFFICE-3444) NEEDS-DISCUSSION18.3.9 coordinate should not be a tuple

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Andreas Guelzow  updated OFFICE-3444:
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        Summary: NEEDS-DISCUSSION 18.3.9 coordinate should not be a tuple  (was: 18.3.9 coordinate should not be a tuple)
    Description: 
18.3.9 has been changed from "Like a length, except that the physical length denotes a certain point." to "A tuple of numeric values that defines a position."

I don't think it makes sense to have a coordinate to be "a tuple". Shouldn't it just be a "A numeric value that describes a position"? 


  was:
18.3.9 has been changed from "Like a length, except that the physical length denotes a certain point." to "A tuple of numeric values that defines a position."

I don't think it makes sense to have a coordinate to be "a tuple". Shouldn't it just be a "A numeric value that describes a position"? 


If we say  "A length that describes a position." why do we need to have this data type at all? We should just be using length. The data type need not (should not?) include a statement about what the data is used for.

@Patrick: do we ever use this to specify a pair or triple etc.? If we do then we need to specify how the components are separated: by whitespace, semicolon?

> NEEDS-DISCUSSION 18.3.9 coordinate should not be a tuple
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>                 Key: OFFICE-3444
>                 URL: http://tools.oasis-open.org/issues/browse/OFFICE-3444
>             Project: OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) TC
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: Graphics
>    Affects Versions: ODF 1.2 CD 05
>            Reporter: Andreas Guelzow 
>            Assignee: Patrick Durusau
>            Priority: Blocker
>             Fix For: ODF 1.2 CD 06
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> 18.3.9 has been changed from "Like a length, except that the physical length denotes a certain point." to "A tuple of numeric values that defines a position."
> I don't think it makes sense to have a coordinate to be "a tuple". Shouldn't it just be a "A numeric value that describes a position"? 

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