To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=106960 Issue #|106960 Summary|Thin Space (Unicode: U+2009) as Thousands Separator Component|ui Version|1.0.0 Platform|All URL| OS/Version|All Status|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard| Keywords| Resolution| Issue type|ENHANCEMENT Priority|P3 Subcomponent|ui Assigned to|uineedsconfirm Reported by|famo
------- Additional comments from [email protected] Mon Nov 16 22:34:28 +0000 2009 ------- Proposal: Optional usage of the "Thin Space" (Unicode: U+2009) as thousands separator and/or digit group separator. Motivation: First of all the thin space as a thousands separator looks very nice. :) Second, the usage of commas or periods as a thousand separator can lead to confusion when (printed) documents are exchanged between countries with different usages of commas and periods. Thus commas and periods should be avoided as a digit group separator, instead (preferable) the "Thin space" should be used, which is also recommended in ISO 31-0. References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_(punctuation)#Table_of_spaces : "U+2009   Thin Space General Punctuation ] [ One fifth (sometimes one sixth) of an em wide. Recommended for use as a thousands separator for measures made with SI units. Unlike U+2002 to U+2008, its width may get adjusted in typesetting." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_units#SI_writing_style : "Spaces may be used as a thousands separator (1000000) in contrast to commas or periods (1,000,000 or 1.000.000) in order to reduce confusion resulting from the variation between these forms in different countries. In print, the space used for this purpose is typically narrower than that between words (commonly a thin space)." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thousands_separator#Digit_grouping "... Therefore the space is recommended in the SI/ISO 31-0 standard,[8] and the International Bureau of Weights and Measures states that "for numbers with many digits the digits may be divided into groups of three by a thin space, in order to facilitate reading. Neither dots nor commas are inserted in the spaces between groups of three".[9] ..." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_31-0#Numbers : "Numbers consisting of long sequences of digits can be made more readable by separating them into groups, preferably groups of three, separated by a small space. For this reason, ISO 31-0 specifies that such groups of digits should never be separated by a comma or point, as these are reserved for use as the decimal sign." --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
