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Re: [O] Note about decimal mark for numbers


From: Bastien
Subject: Re: [O] Note about decimal mark for numbers
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:32:56 +0200
User-agent: Gnus/5.130006 (Ma Gnus v0.6) Emacs/24.2.50 (gnu/linux)

Jambunathan K <address@hidden> writes:

> Achim Gratz <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Nicolas Goaziou writes:
>>> In a recent commit, I've modified `org-table-number-regexp' so it can
>>> recognize numbers with a comma as the decimal mark by default.
>>
>> This should really follow the definitions in the locale...
>
> That was my first reaction to it as well.  

Remember the purpose of `org-table-number-regexp' is to help find the
right alignment in tables.  It is _not_ to find numbers when eval'ing
a formula.

So, having both a rigid definition of what is a number for formulas
and a flexible definition when it comes to formatting tables is fine.

2 cts,

-- 
 Bastien



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