Issue 76375 - Text in the format code changes behaviour of number formats
Summary: Text in the format code changes behaviour of number formats
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Calc
Classification: Application
Component: formatting (show other issues)
Version: OOo 2.2
Hardware: All Windows XP
: P3 Trivial with 1 vote (vote)
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Reported: 2007-04-15 17:53 UTC by guraknugen
Modified: 2017-05-20 11:13 UTC (History)
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Description guraknugen 2007-04-15 17:53:51 UTC 
Example 1:
Format code of A1: 0.###
a. A1=2.5 → 2.5 is displayed.
b. A1=.586 → 0.59 is displayed.
c. A1=3 → 3 is displayed.

Example 2:
Format code of A1: 0.###" mm"
a. A1=2.5 → 2.5 mm is displayed.
b. A1=.586 → 0.59 mm is displayed.
c. A1=3 → 3. mm is displayed.

So why is there a decimal point (or decimal comma if a language like Swedish is 
selected) between 3 and mm? In example 1, there is no decimal character 
displayed when the content of A1 is an integer, as it is in case 1c. It seems 
like the “ mm†changes the whole behaviour of the number part of this format. 
Is there a reason for this? I think that most people would appreciate if 
example 2c displayed as "3 mm" rather than "3. mm". I can't really find any 
arguments speaking for the current behaviour.

Thanks for taking your time.

Johnny Andersson
Comment 1 paul.m.nz 2007-06-26 03:09:56 UTC 
Issue confirmed on 2.2.1 on winxp. Some of the example outcomes provided by the
OP could not be reproduced, but the issue can be.

Some may think that having a decimal after a number (which is formatted to 3
decimal places) but before a measurement unit may be correct. However the issue
is confirmed.
Comment 2 frank 2007-06-27 13:39:17 UTC 
Hi Eike,

seems to be yours. 

Frank
Comment 3 guraknugen 2009-06-14 19:49:50 UTC 
Just wanted to add that the problem persists in OpenOffice.org Calc 3.1.0. Is 
nobody interested in correcting this?

I found that this number format code does not give the same problem:
General" mm"

If the cell value=3, then â€3 mm†is displayed just as is should.
Still, the number format code â€0.###" mm"†makes the cell display â€3. mmâ€.
Comment 4 Marcus 2017-05-20 11:13:12 UTC 
Reset assigne to the default "issues@openoffice.apache.org".