To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=68326 Issue #|68326 Summary|Accept alternate characters as minus sign for number r |ecognition and calculation Component|Word processor Version|OOo 2.0.3 Platform|PC URL| OS/Version|Linux Status|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard| Keywords| Resolution| Issue type|DEFECT Priority|P3 Subcomponent|ui Assigned to|mru Reported by|jes
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Aug 10 01:57:14 -0700 2006 ------- Requested enhancement: Accept any of * ASCII hyphen-minus (U+002D), * Unicode minus (U+2212) or * Unicode en-dash (U+2013), as a numeric negative sign, for purposes of number recognition and formula calculation in Writer tables. Rationale: Writer tables may contain numbers and formulas that are automatically recognized (at least by default) and treated specially. In programming languages it is acceptable to require the use of ASCII hyphen-minus (U+002D) to indicate a negative number. In Writer tables however, using typical typesetting fonts, the ASCII minus looks awkward, since it is typically much narrower than either a numeric digit or the plus sign. For typeset documents, it is preferable to use either Unicode minus (U+2212), or possibly a en-dash (U+2013; for fonts that do not have the Unicode minus) to write a negative number. Unfortunately, no character other than ASCII hyphen-minus is recognized as "numeric". A negative number written with either of these preferable alternates is not recognized as a number at all, and is ignored for calculations. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
