Allow alternative exponential notation that doesn't require brackets
Bug #739880 reported by
John Wendt
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCalctool |
Expired
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Wishlist
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| gcalctool (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gcalctool
3×10⁵÷2×10³ = 1.5×10⁸
(3×10⁵)÷(2×10³) = 1.5×10²
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: gcalctool 5.32.0-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-28-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Mar 21 21:19:35 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gcalctool
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
ProcEnviron:
SHELL=/bin/bash
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: gcalctool
Revision history for this message
| John Wendt (jmw-41soft) wrote | #1 |
Revision history for this message
| John Wendt (jmw-41soft) wrote | #2 |
Revision history for this message
| Robert Ancell (robert-ancell) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in gcalctool (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Triaged |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in gcalctool: | |
| importance: | Unknown → Wishlist |
| status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
| Changed in gcalctool (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Medium → Wishlist |
| summary: |
- Dividing sci notation w/o parens adds exponents vice subtract + Allow alternative exponential notation that doesn't require brackets |
| Changed in gcalctool: | |
| status: | Confirmed → Expired |
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Expanding the description:
3×10⁵÷2×10³ is rendered as 1.5×10⁸, that is the exponents are added rather than being subtracted,
Using parentheses, (3×10⁵)÷(2×10³), produces the correct answer, 1.5×10².
Is this a bug or a feature? :-)