[Bug 849515] New: Wrong decimal point separator for many latin-american localizations
keld at keldix.com
keld at keldix.com
Mon Aug 20 11:26:47 UTC 2012
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 03:55:42AM +0000, bugzilla at redhat.com wrote:
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849515
>
> Bug ID: 849515
> QA Contact: aalam at redhat.com
> Severity: urgent
> Version: unspecified
> Priority: unspecified
> CC: piotrdrag at gmail.com, trans at lists.fedoraproject.org
> Assignee: dimitris at glezos.com
> Summary: Wrong decimal point separator for many latin-american
> localizations
> Regression: ---
> Story Points: ---
> Classification: Fedora
> OS: Linux
> Reporter: arielnmz at gmail.com
> Type: Bug
> Documentation: ---
> Hardware: Unspecified
> Mount Type: ---
> Status: NEW
> Component: Other language
> Product: Fedora Localization
>
> Description of problem:
> Many latin-american countries use the "point" (.) for decimal numbers
> separator, not the "comma" (,). I find this urgent because arithmetic
> operations return wrong results because they only understand the comma as the
> separator.
>
> Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
> Fedora 17. es_MX and many other latam localizations (es_XX)
>
> How reproducible:
> You can check that under the "Region and Language" section of the control
> center, also, the calculator is affected by this (and many other apps)
>
> Steps to Reproduce:
> 1.Go to the "Region and Language" configuration GUI
> 2.Select "Spanish (Mexico)" as the language
> 3.Select "Mexico" as the format setting
> 4.You can see that the decimal separator is the "comma"
>
> Actual results:
> It uses a comma instead of a point
>
> Expected results:
> A point
>
> Additional info:
This is common also in Europe. Many programs disregards the decimal comma, and uses
decimal point instead. This is a problem with the programs, not with the specifications.
programs should have a specification of the locale used to produce input data.
best regards
Keld
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