Years ago - like in the 60s and 70s, there were adding machines - things that were replaced with what we now call calculators - that had a ‘feature’ - in some case the only mode of operating - that the decimal point was assumed two to the left of the last digit. This was a great time saver - you never had to hit the decimal point between dollars and cents - if there was no decimal, it just assumed you were typing cents. They typically had a 00 button too, so when you actually wanted integer dollars, you didn’t have to type .00 (three key strokes) just 00 (one).
I have got to believe “automatic decimal” is emulating that behaviour. And no wonder nobody has that setting on anymore. It’s consistent with all the “bug” examples that have been shown. > On Dec 1, 2023, at 2:43 PM, Mark via gnucash-user <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > wrote: > > Dec 1, 2023 13:37:32 Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net>: > >> It seems the code for auto-decimal is occurring with each numerical entry, >> rather than the final result. > > To me it seems the least surprising way for auto-decimal to work would be if > it only applied when you enter an amount directly. I wouldn't expect it to > apply to the result of a calculation. (Issues like this is why I don't use > auto-decimal. I don't like decimals appearing where I didn't put them.) > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
