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Bug 324598 - gcalctool Exp +/- doesn't change sign of exponent
gcalctool Exp +/- doesn't change sign of exponent
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 309182
Product: gnome-calculator
Classification: Core
Component: general
5.6.x
Other All
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Rich Burridge
Rich Burridge
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2005-12-20 11:48 UTC by Brian Smith
Modified: 2005-12-20 16:09 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.9/2.10


Description Brian Smith 2005-12-20 11:48:58 UTC 
Please describe the problem:
The change sign button/shortcut (+/-;c) and exponent button (Exp) do not
interact as expected or documented.  It seems not to be possible to enter a -ve
exponent at present.

Steps to reproduce:
1. 1 Exp 5 +/-


Actual results:
see -(1*10^5)

Expected results:
1*10^-5

Does this happen every time?
yes

Other information:
Comment 1 Arvind Narayanan 2005-12-20 14:59:04 UTC 
You can get the desired results using 1 exp ( - 5 )

Arguably, 1 exp ( 5 +/- ) should also give the same result, but it doesn't.
Comment 2 Rich Burridge 2005-12-20 15:43:09 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 309182 ***
Comment 3 Brian Smith 2005-12-20 16:09:33 UTC 
(In reply to comment #2)

Sorry - my search didn't find the previous bug.  The way of entering -ve exponents that does currently work is much more logical.

Thanks for all your efforts.