Bug #5403 [Opn]: function argument descriptions inadequate

Edit report at http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=5403&edit=1 ID: 5403 Updated by: mj@php.net Reported By: bgold at matrix-consultants dot com Status: Open Id: 5403 Type: Bug Package: Documentation Operating System: Windows PHP Version: 4.4.1 New Comment: To which package are you referring to, please? Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-09-14 15:03:26] bgold at matrix-consultants dot com Description: ------------ Many of the functions in this package provide inadequate description of their arguments. For example, the worksheet->write() function should tell you to get a format with workbook->addFormat(). I managed to divine this from the examples, but precision is nice. Other functions have worse problems. For example setColor says to use a string for the color name, but does not provide a list or reference for valid names. Or to use a numeric value in the range 8-64, without any specification of what those values mean. Similarly for setAlign. I'm guessing that "left", "center", "right" are allowed, in addition to "merge". If there are any others, they should be listed. (currency? date/time?) And how to use "setMerge" (or setAlign("merge")) should be on those pages. Again, I'm doing guesswork from the examples, but what exactly are the semantics? Will all cells formatted with the same Format object be merged? Or all adjacent cells formatted with _any_ Format object that specifies "merge"? If the latter, is there any way to get two adjacent sets of merged cells that don't merge together? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=5403&edit=1