Issue 24405 - auto tranformation for -4^2 (like gnumeric)
Summary: auto tranformation for -4^2 (like gnumeric)
Status: CLOSED WONT_FIX
Alias: None
Product: Calc
Classification: Application
Component: code (show other issues)
Version: OOo 1.1.1
Hardware: All All
: P4 Trivial (vote)
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Assignee: peter.junge
QA Contact: issues@sc
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Reported: 2004-01-14 19:06 UTC by lcn
Modified: 2004-01-22 15:00 UTC (History)
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Description lcn 2004-01-14 19:06:48 UTC 
Gnumeric has a cool feature : When enter =-4^2, gnumeric tranforms the value 
into =(-4)^2.
It avoid confusion that should be (-4)^2 or -(4^2).


Nota : Personally, I prefer that -4^2 to be tranformed into -(4^2).
In math, -4^2 = -(4^2) = -16 (R 1.8.1, scilab 2.7.2, maxima 5.90). But, 
strangely, on Excel, -4^2 = 16 (many says that depend of the reading of 
minus...).
For more information, look at issue 24271.
Comment 1 peter.junge 2004-01-14 19:25:42 UTC 
Hi lcn,
OOo, Excel and Gnumeric behaviour turned out to be wrong. See #24271 as well. So
I think this one is obsolete.

Best regards, Peter
Comment 2 peter.junge 2004-01-14 19:26:10 UTC 
WONTFIX I guess.
Comment 3 peter.junge 2004-01-22 15:00:14 UTC 
OK, no flames against my point of view. I think I can close the issue.