https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=84152
--- Comment #4 from Crash <[email protected]> --- Deeply appreciated! Not only for your extreme speed in responding, but also for providing the links to related/prior issues. Whereas it is understood that very few users will ever approach such stratospheric levels of precision, and whereas even fewer still would expect to use calc for life threatening results, perhaps displaying any value beyond the bounds of addressable orders of magnitude should simply not be allowed. Hence, the naive user would be insulated from abusing the results. Given this appears to be a limitation of the software architecture, I would gently suggest adding a user-friendly popup window when the 15th significant digit is required. Perhaps one which which absolves calc from any expectations of valid mathematics after the 15th digit is reached. It is tangibly evident that the development community takes this project seriously, and I do not intend to disparage your commitment. Therefore, I would point out that you have the opportunity to make this warning message humorous. Perhaps something along the lines of: 'Whoa, really big numbers detected. Are you serious?' or one could plagiarize from the annuls of sudo history: 'Cowardly refusing to exceed the bounds of precision. Truncating on the 15th significant digit.' or any number of Easter Eggs could be implemented, such as a random message insinuating the user has lost their intended train of thought and should seek professional assistance immediately: 'What? You want me to compute THAT again? Are you off your meds?' ...of course, all humor is fraught with cultural vectors, so one must be mindful not to unintentionally cause emotional distress. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
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