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Status: Unknown => Fix Released
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1800284
Title:
digit transformed into exponent if moving between typing of two *
Status in GNOME Calculator:
Fix Released
Status in gnome-calculator package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Bug description:
Open gnome-calculator
Write (or compute) a number, let's type 9×9×9×9×9×9×9×9×9×9×9×9, enter.
Or type directly 282429536481.
What is observed :
Now, We'll (try) to compute the product of all the digits.
So move the caret after the first digit, type *
Result (OK) : 2x|82429536481
Move right : 2x8|2429536481
Type another *, and observe, rather than adding a multiply sign, the digit is
transformed into an exponent sign :
2x^|2429536481
What should be observed :
2x8x|2429536481
If you type anything else (like pressing space and deleting it), the
bug doesn't occur.
The bug is probably due to a bad test for converting ** into ^ :
- first, it should detect that another key (arrow, shortcut, and even simple
modifier should be counted as other keys) has been pressed. Or it should be
based on the character preceding the caret, not the one previously pressed.
- in any case, it should never replace anything than a *
$ apt show gnome-calculator
Package: gnome-calculator
Version: 3.22.3-1
Priority: optional
Section: math
Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
<[email protected]>
Installed-Size: 5 691 kB
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