Re: [Gretl-users] decimal separator bug
On Wed, 19 Sep 2007, Sven Schreiber wrote:
Allin Cottrell schrieb:
> A second element of inconsistency is that when the "locale
> decimal separator" option is turned on, we currently accept
> (in fact, insist on) use of the locale separator in dialog
> boxes that call for simple numeric input (as opposed to the
> "define a new variable" dialog). I agree this is potentially
> confusing.
The "insist on" part is problematic. IMHO gretl must always
accept decimal periods ('.') everywhere irrespective of other
settings, simply because it's already mandatory in scripts (for
good reasons).
OK, I can definitely agree on that. In fact, as a first step I
have tried to ensure this in current CVS and Windows snapshot. I
may have missed something, but so far I've re-done
* The parameter entry boxes for statistical tables, etc., and
* The data-editing spreadsheet.
The object is that even if you're in a decimal-comma locale and
have "use locale setting for decimal point" selected, you are
still able to use '.' as decimal separator in gretl numeric
dialogs without error. (Besides using ',', which remains valid
for the present, for purely numeric dialogs.)
If anyone finds a dialog in violation of that rule, please let me
know!
Allin.