Re: Intended behavior of automatic decimal point (bug 120940)

2017-07-29 Thread David Carlson 
Frank,
In common usage here in the US we call the decimal separator a period or
decimal point depending on the context.  As you know, we commonly call the
thousands separator a comma.  I think most coding languages treat both
punctuation marks as separators when embedded in numbers, so that they can
be identified properly in any language.

David C

On Sat, Jul 29, 2017 at 5:51 PM, Frank H. Ellenberger <
frank.h.ellenber...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Am 29.07.2017 um 13:13 schrieb David T.:
> > How about:
> >
> > Note: When a calculation is entered in the Amount field, the decimal is
> added to every operand that omits a decimal.
> >
> > David
>
> 
>   When a calculation is entered in the
> Amount field, the decimal sign is inserted into
> every operand that omits a decimal separator.
>   
> 
>
> might be more precise.
>
> BTW: are all english speaking regions using the point as decimal separator?
>
> Frank
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Re: Intended behavior of automatic decimal point (bug 120940)

2017-07-29 Thread Frank H. Ellenberger 
Am 29.07.2017 um 13:13 schrieb David T.:
> How about:
> 
> Note: When a calculation is entered in the Amount field, the decimal is added 
> to every operand that omits a decimal.
> 
> David


  When a calculation is entered in the
Amount field, the decimal sign is inserted into
every operand that omits a decimal separator.
  


might be more precise.

BTW: are all english speaking regions using the point as decimal separator?

Frank
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Re: Intended behavior of automatic decimal point (bug 120940)

2017-07-29 Thread David T. via gnucash-devel 
How about:

Note: When a calculation is entered in the Amount field, the decimal is added 
to every operand that omits a decimal.

David

> On Jul 29, 2017, at 12:43 AM, Frank H. Ellenberger 
>  wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Am 28.07.2017 um 14:28 schrieb Christoph R:
>>> I agree that the only sane way to have auto-decimal is to disable it if the 
>>> input is a formula. The other sane approach is to remove it completely.
>> 
>> I cast my vote again: I never found the current behaviour buggy. I actually 
>> think it is pretty consistent: Any number without a point is shifted. 
>> Anything with a point is normal. Easy to understand for me.
>> 
>> And I would hate to loose the auto-decimal functionality. It saves me a ton 
>> of typing.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Christoph
> 
> ... like the addition machines, the accountants used in my childhood.
> 
> Perhaps one of you could attach an improvement of the documentation to
> the bug, to make it clear.
> 
> Regards
> Frank
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