Re: [fricas-devel] Problem with displayed digits
Bill Page <[email protected]> Sat, 14 Nov 2015 08:51:34 -0500
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I can't reproduce this with the following simple example. Could you be
more specific?
(1) -> outputFixed(2)
Type:
Void
(2) -> %pi::Float
(2) 3.14
Type:
Float
(3) -> outputFixed(20)
Type:
Void
(4) -> %pi::Float
(4) 3.1415926535_8979323846
Type:
Float
(5) ->
Bill.
On 14 November 2015 at 06:39, Alasdair McAndrew <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have a curious problem: a while ago I entered
>
> outputFixed(2)
>
> so as just to get a brief idea of the size of things, without cluttering
> up the screen with digits. But now I want to get full display back.
> However:
>
> outputFixed(20)
>
> or even
>
> outputFixed()
>
> has no effect - no matter what I do, my displayed floating point output is
> stuck at 2 decimal places. I know I could quit and start again, but is
> there some way of (a) finding out what setting is causing this behaviour,
> and (b) stopping it?
>
> Ever confused,
> Alasdair
>
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=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Type: Void<br>(2) -> %pi::Float<br><br>=C2=A0=
=C2=A0 (2)=C2=A0 3.14<br>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
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=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Type: Float<br>(3) -> outputF=
ixed(20)<br>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
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=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Type: Void<br>(4) -> %pi::Float=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 <br><br>=C2=A0=C2=A0 (4)=C2=A0 3.1415926535_8979323846<b=
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=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Type: Float<br>(5) -> <br><br></div><div>Bill.<br></d=
iv><div><br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_=
quote">On 14 November 2015 at 06:39, Alasdair McAndrew <span dir=3D"ltr">&l=
t;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a=
>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 =
0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div=
><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>I have a curious problem: a while ago I=
entered <br><br></div>outputFixed(2)<br><br></div>so as just to get a brie=
f idea of the size of things, without cluttering up the screen with digits.=
=C2=A0 But now I want to get full display back.=C2=A0 However:<br><br></div=
>outputFixed(20)<br><br></div>or even<br><br></div>outputFixed()<br><br></d=
iv>has no effect - no matter what I do, my displayed floating point output =
is stuck at 2 decimal places.=C2=A0 I know I could quit and start again, bu=
t is there some way of (a) finding out what setting is causing this behavio=
ur, and (b) stopping it?<br><br></div>Ever confused,<br></div>Alasdair<span=
class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div><div>=
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