To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue:
http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=35907
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue May 24 12:30:15 -0700
2005 -------
This happens to formulae as simple as abs{x}^2 , which is the same as abs x^2 .
These 2 formulae have to give the same result because braces are used in OOo
just to regroup terms.
This can be considered as a convention: power having priority over abs.
One can add brackets to get any desired order: {abs x}^2 .
To my mind, the real problem appears for
abs(x)^2 or fact(3)^2 or any function followed by a power
because the results here differ from the mathematical convention.
The problem is that OOo interprets all kinds of parentheses, braces, brakets and
line couples the same way,
not acknowledging the special mathemtical meaning of parentheses to give
arguments to a function.
This should be corrected soon, if OpenOffice doesn't want to discourage formula
editor users. At least, it should be documented BEFORE OOo 2.0 release.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
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]
