From: "Mattias Engdegård" <mattiase@acm.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
Cc: David Gillespie <daveg@synaptics.com>,
Jelle Licht <jlicht@fsfe.org>,
47302@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#47302: 27.1; calc math-format-number formatting for floats without decimals is unusual
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2021 15:44:07 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <FFC09163-F940-4DE5-B90E-F53752D37229@acm.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CADwFkmnsYE3sfS-2LWWTRFxWVrrSjiY5At+CBJVnr_c=EH1AJw@mail.gmail.com>
21 apr. 2021 kl. 17.16 skrev Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>:
>
> Jelle Licht <jlicht@fsfe.org> writes:
>> (calc-eval "123.0") ; => "123."
>> (calc-eval "0.0") ; => "0."
>>
>> I would expect this output to be either "123.0" or "123" and "0.0" or
>> "0" respectively.
Jelle, thanks for the report!
Calc distinguishes integers from floating-point numbers by the presence of a decimal point, so removing it is probably not a good idea. The lack of a trailing 0 after the decimal point is clearly intended but mainly a cosmetic issue; it's uncommon in hand-writing but not in computerese.
We could put a 0 after the decimal point but not doing so saves some space in the often narrow Calc windows. I'd suggest leaving it as it is. The notation is distinctive enough that there is no serious risk of misunderstanding.
If you disagree, do say.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-04-22 13:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-03-21 21:54 bug#47302: 27.1; calc math-format-number formatting for floats without decimals is unusual Jelle Licht
2021-04-21 15:16 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-22 13:44 ` Mattias Engdegård [this message]
2021-04-22 15:03 ` Jelle Licht
2021-04-22 16:35 ` Dave Gillespie
2021-04-25 15:53 ` Mattias Engdegård
2021-04-26 14:58 ` Dave Gillespie
2021-04-27 16:15 ` Mattias Engdegård
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