Bug 126809 - Comma-separated decimals are not processed same way, as in early versions of LO
Summary: Comma-separated decimals are not processed same way, as in early versions of LO
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 127873
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Formula Editor (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
6.2.5.2 release
Hardware: All All
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Keywords: bibisected, bisected, regression
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2019-08-10 07:42 UTC by Kribly Krably
Modified: 2023-12-26 09:18 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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formula preview, generated with LO 6.3.0 (2.30 KB, image/png)
2019-08-10 07:44 UTC, Kribly Krably
Details
formula preview, generated with LO 5.3.7 (2.96 KB, image/png)
2019-08-10 07:45 UTC, Kribly Krably
Details

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Description Kribly Krably 2019-08-10 07:42:23 UTC
Description:
The first problem is that fractions with comma-separated decimals not surrounded by {} are broken.

The second problem is that extra space added between integer part of decimal and comma.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open LibreOffice Math
2. Type "1,3 over 2 = 0,65" (without quotation marks)
3. See the preview window

Actual Results:
The formula rendered like 
   ,3 
1 ---- =0 ,65
   2 

See wrong.png attachment.
Pay attention the position of 1 and the extra space between 0 and ,


Expected Results:
The formula rendered like 
1,3
---=0,65
 2

See right.png attachment (made with LO 5.3.7)


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
Formulas created in previous versions of the LO will be broken when editing in new versions.

Version: 6.3.0.4 (x64)
Build ID: 057fc023c990d676a43019934386b85b21a9ee99
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 6.1; UI render: default; VCL: win; 
Locale: ru-RU (ru_RU); UI-Language: en-US
Calc: threaded

Also confirmed with LO Version 6.2.5.2 on another computer with windows 7 x64.
Comment 1 Kribly Krably 2019-08-10 07:44:21 UTC
Created attachment 153279 [details]
formula preview, generated with LO 6.3.0
Comment 2 Kribly Krably 2019-08-10 07:45:38 UTC
Created attachment 153280 [details]
formula preview, generated with LO 5.3.7
Comment 3 Mike Kaganski 2019-08-10 07:56:06 UTC
Repro with Version: 6.3.0.4 (x64)
Build ID: 057fc023c990d676a43019934386b85b21a9ee99
CPU threads: 12; OS: Windows 10.0; UI render: GL; VCL: win; 
Locale: ru-RU (ru_RU); UI-Language: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 4 Oliver Brinzing 2019-08-10 09:18:43 UTC
reproducible as described with LO 6.2.5.2, but not with LO 6.1.6

seems to work if entered with quotation marks: 
"1,3" over 2 = 0,65
Comment 5 Mike Kaganski 2019-08-10 10:40:18 UTC
Regression after https://git.libreoffice.org/core/+/9336286a7ea5385541344f444e6f8702c85bdacb
Comment 6 Jacques Guilleron 2019-08-10 14:17:25 UTC
Hi  Kribly Krably,

I reproduce too with
LO  6.4.0.0.alpha0+ (x86) Build ID: 5ba84c3c7080d55d86b8b39db077b6da36cb700a
CPU threads: 2; OS: Windows 6.1; UI render: default; VCL: win; 
Locale: fr-FR (fr_FR); UI-Language: en-US Calc: CL
LO 6.2.0.0.alpha0+
Build ID: 1aa37aa6bee19099b57555a6d839992b054aa405
CPU threads: 2; OS: Windows 6.1; UI render: default; TinderBox: Win-x86@42, Branch:master, Time: 2018-09-23_10:17:54 Locale: fr-FR (fr_FR); Calc: threaded
but not with
LO  6.2.0.0.alpha0+ Build ID: 7e65a0794b7c57210779bb9a6d1f2b2e49eb86e9
CPU threads: 2; OS: Windows 6.1; UI render: default; 
TinderBox: Win-x86@42, Branch:master, Time: 2018-07-30_23:37:44
Locale: fr-FR (fr_FR); Calc: CL
But it seems to me, as recommanded in
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/images/2/26/MG44-MathGuide.pdf, p. 24,
you have to use braces to enclose this part of the formula.
In this cas,I don't reproduce

Jacques
Comment 7 Mike Kaganski 2019-08-10 14:44:03 UTC
(In reply to Jacques Guilleron from comment #6)

Unfortunately, this is not a solution:

1. It puts extra effort on users whose locale uses comma for decimal separator;
2. It puts the need to edit formulas in existing documents once they are entered - and the discussed change might not be noticed at once, leaving formulas in broken state;
3. It keeps an *extra space* between the preceding number and the decimal comma.
Comment 8 Mike Kaganski 2019-08-10 14:52:02 UTC
(In reply to Jacques Guilleron from comment #6)
> But it seems to me, as recommanded in
> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/images/2/26/MG44-MathGuide.pdf, p. 24,
> you have to use braces to enclose this part of the formula.

The mentioned part of the guide states literally this:

> LibreOffice Math knows nothing about order of operation within a formula. You must use braces (curly brackets) to state the order of operations that occur within a formula.

So that text clearly indicates that the braces are needed to *define the order of operation*. In this case, the problem is that Math *incorrectly* treats parts of one single floating-point number as different entities.
Comment 9 Mike Kaganski 2019-10-05 05:21:54 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 127873 ***