https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=148535

Mike Kaganski <[email protected]> changed:

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         Resolution|---                         |NOTABUG
             Status|NEEDINFO                    |RESOLVED

--- Comment #4 from Mike Kaganski <[email protected]> ---
As noted in comment 3, the documentation explains how to use the fraction
feature properly; this specific case (1/10) is even mentioned there directly.

Just to reiterate: defining denominator number of digits, you define the
"resolution" of the resulting number visual representation. It will never
exceed that resolution (by using more digits than defined in the format); and
using 1-digit denominator, you can approximate *any* value (1/9 being the best
approximation for 0.1, as well as for any number greater than 1/18). OTOH,
numerator would add as many digits as needed to represent that approximation -
that way, "?/?" would give you "19/9" for "2.1" This behaves the same way as
for decimal representation like "#.#", where the whole part would expand as
needed, and fractional part would never expand.

Or put in other words: you must never expect to see the *exact* representation
of any fractional number on screen, only some approximation according to the
number format.

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