From: Bastien <bzg@altern.org>
To: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Note about decimal mark for numbers
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:32:56 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87boi3vpt3.fsf@altern.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <877gssazfo.fsf@gmail.com> (Jambunathan K.'s message of "Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:40:35 +0530")
Jambunathan K <kjambunathan@gmail.com> writes:
> Achim Gratz <Stromeko@nexgo.de> writes:
>
>> Nicolas Goaziou writes:
>>> In a recent commit, I've modified `org-table-number-regexp' so it can
>>> recognize numbers with a comma as the decimal mark by default.
>>
>> This should really follow the definitions in the locale...
>
> That was my first reaction to it as well.
Remember the purpose of `org-table-number-regexp' is to help find the
right alignment in tables. It is _not_ to find numbers when eval'ing
a formula.
So, having both a rigid definition of what is a number for formulas
and a flexible definition when it comes to formatting tables is fine.
2 cts,
--
Bastien
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-08-21 17:15 Note about decimal mark for numbers Nicolas Goaziou
2012-08-21 17:27 ` Achim Gratz
2012-08-21 18:10 ` Jambunathan K
2012-08-21 22:32 ` Bastien [this message]
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