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Bug 502270 - Cannot easily see the precise value of a number in a cell
Cannot easily see the precise value of a number in a cell
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Product: Gnumeric
Classification: Applications
Component: GUI
git master
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Jody Goldberg
Jody Goldberg
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2007-12-07 06:33 UTC by Jérôme Guelfucci
Modified: 2008-04-11 22:09 UTC
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Description Jérôme Guelfucci 2007-12-07 06:33:21 UTC 
This was reported on Launchpad: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnumeric/+bug/111483
by: https://bugs.launchpad.net/~pot

If a cell's format limits the number of significant figures, there is no easy way to look at the precise value. I suggest to have it work the way it does in Excel: when you select the cell containing the value, the entry area shows you the value with lots of decimal (I suppose it uses the Generic format).
Comment 1 Morten Welinder 2007-12-09 01:12:49 UTC 
Not sure about this.

1. Click in cell.
2. Right-click in "Sum=..." area at the bottom and select maximum precision.

(Keeping open for further thoughts.)
Comment 2 Jérôme Guelfucci 2007-12-09 10:45:58 UTC 
Morten: I tried this, it doesn't change anything for me. When i re-click on the cell, I'm still shown the same number of decimals.
Comment 3 Morten Welinder 2007-12-09 14:42:42 UTC 
You are supposed to look in the "Sum" place.
Comment 4 Jérôme Guelfucci 2007-12-09 14:56:09 UTC 
Ahhhh, understood now ! I'll forward this to the original reporter.
Comment 5 Morten Welinder 2008-04-11 22:09:04 UTC 
Seems taken care of.