From gregory_r_warnes@groton.pfizer.com  Thu Oct 24 16:55:07 2002
From: gregory_r_warnes@groton.pfizer.com (Warnes, Gregory R)
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 11:55:07 -0400
Subject: Function scale (PR#2209)
Message-ID: <D7A3CFD7825BD6119B880002A58F06C20149D11A@groexmb02.pfizer.com>

> From: Peter Dalgaard BSA [mailto:p.dalgaard@biostat.ku.dk]
[...]
> 
> And? That's exactly what the documentation says will happen. And
> exactly what Splus does, even if perhaps surprising.

Generally speaking, I think it is poor design for software to 'surprise' the
user, even if documentation specifies the surprising activity...   

Is there a good reason for this behavior or is it 'just' a leftover
implementation detail recoded as a specification?

Except, perhaps, for the need for backwards & S-Plus compatibility, it would
seem desirable to change the behavior to better match the uninformed
expectation of users.

Just my $0.02.

-Greg





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Function scale (PR#2209)
Warnes, Gregory R