I get that it would break existing code that relies on the behavior. I'm just offering to make that trade as the self-appointed spokesperson for equal rights for all items.
On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 11:06 AM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Well as I said, the workaround is to have a function (say formatNumber) > with 2 arguments, value and format string. Because the numberFormat is > getting set only for that function, you can call formatNumber() and never > have to worry about resetting numberformat again. And it's not more > difficult to write the line of code either. In fact less so. > > Bob S > > > > On Apr 22, 2017, at 15:42 , Richard Gaskin via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > With numberFormat, you first change an abstraction in the engine, then > do something to a value elsewhere, and if you remembered to do it in the > right order, and within a single handler, you'll get what you were looking > for. > > > > That is, unless you've forgotten that you'd set the numberFormat to some > value further up in the handler for some other reason than the place you > happen to be typing in now some 50 lines later, where you're seeing values > that aren't what you had expected because you'd overlooked that the > numberFormat setting you'd done for one thing 50 lines up is still > affecting everything afterward until you reset it. (Who among us has never > had that happen to them?) :) > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is good." _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
