[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #63723] Mouse position in plot window unprecise due to engineering number format

[anonymous]

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                 Summary: Mouse position in plot window unprecise due to
engineering number format
                 Project: GNU Octave
               Submitter: None
               Submitted: Fri 27 Jan 2023 09:11:17 PM UTC
                Category: Plotting
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: None
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: reald
        Originator Email: octave-bug_2301@tildepipe.org
             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release: 6.4.0
         Discussion Lock: Any
        Operating System: GNU/Linux
           Fixed Release: None
         Planned Release: None


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Date: Fri 27 Jan 2023 09:11:17 PM UTC By: Anonymous
Steps to reproduce:

1. Execute commands:
s=rand(1, 5*44100); # simulate 5 seconds audio
plot(s)

2. Plot appears. Move mouse over plot. The mouse position appears in the lower
bar.

Observed behaviour:

At x values >= 100000 the number format changes to engineering format
"1.xxxxe+05" (or higher exponents). This prevents you from finding the exact
position of events in larger data sets.

Expected behavoiur:

Just print long numbers without loss of data. The bar is long enough to take
precise numbers. At least provide possibility to configure the behaviour.






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