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Bug 314308 - In scientific mode, cannot enter negative exponent values
In scientific mode, cannot enter negative exponent values
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 309182
Product: gnome-calculator
Classification: Core
Component: general
5.5.x
Other All
: Normal minor
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Assigned To: Rich Burridge
Rich Burridge
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2005-08-23 21:03 UTC by David D. Hagood
Modified: 2005-08-24 14:49 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.9/2.10


Description David D. Hagood 2005-08-23 21:03:51 UTC 
When trying to enter a value such as 2.0E-9 in scientific or engineering mode,
it is not possible to negate the exponent: entering "2" "Exp" "-" "9" results in
the calculator computing 2-9, entering "2" "Exp" "+/-" "9" results in 9e0 (the
entry of the exponent is aborted and then the 9 taken as a new value).

Either allow the signchange button to change the sign of the exponent when it is
being entered or allow the entry of a leading minus sign.

Other information:
Comment 1 Teppo Turtiainen 2005-08-24 05:18:00 UTC 
I can't reproduce this with Gcalctool 5.6.28. This may have been fixed already.
Can you try with the latest version?
Comment 2 Rich Burridge 2005-08-24 14:49:53 UTC 
Closing this as a duplication of bug #309182. The online help
still needs to be updated to reflect the different way this is
handled in arithmetic operator precedence mode. This is part of
bug #309210.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 309182 ***