Thanks, guys. Great starting point. Werner
TW Tones schrieb am Samstag, 19. September 2020 um 10:53:45 UTC+2: > Eric Beat me to it, > > should have refreshed GG, His solution is superior of course and worthy > of the Core. > > However mine still demonstrates the extendibility of tiddlywiki with only > macros and wikitext. > > Regards > Tones > > On Saturday, 19 September 2020 at 18:51:30 UTC+10 TW Tones wrote: > >> Werner, >> >> As you say, would be good in the core, but almost as good is a simple >> macro. >> >> See attached and import to any wiki, then open $:/PSaT/format-numbers >> <https://tiddlywiki.com/#%24%3A%2FPSaT%2Fformat-numbers> For instructions >> >> Syntax >> <<format-number n [t] [d] [p]>> >> >> - *n* is the number with or without decimal places (no default)*t* is >> the thousands separator (optional) - defaults to "," >> - (Can change default in format-number macro, set >> thousands-separator) >> - *d* is the decimal separator (optional) - defaults to "." >> - (Can change default in format-number macro, set decimal-separator) >> - *p* is the decimal places to use (optional) - defaults to "2" >> - (Can change default in format-number macro, set decimal-places) >> >> For example <<format-number 1234567654321.6666>> results in 1, >> <#m_1244614928399698320_m_8478119421336035852_%2C>234, >> <#m_1244614928399698320_m_8478119421336035852_%2C>567, >> <#m_1244614928399698320_m_8478119421336035852_%2C>654, >> <#m_1244614928399698320_m_8478119421336035852_%2C>321.67 >> >> *$:/PSaT/format-numbers/macro* >> \define format-number(n t d p) >> <$set name=thousands-separator value="$t$" emptyValue=","> >> <$set name=decimal-separator value="$d$" emptyValue="."> >> <$set name=decimal-places value="$p$" emptyValue="2"> >> <$set name=fixed-decimal value={{{ [[$n$]fixed<decimal-places>] }}}> >> <$set name=integer value={{{ [<fixed-decimal>split[.]first[]] }}}> >> <$set name=remainder value={{{ [<fixed-decimal>split[.]last[]] }}}> >> <$set name=length filter="[<integer>length[]]"> >> <$macrocall $name=each-digit length=<<length>> /><$list >> filter="[<decimal-places>!match[0]]" >> variable=nul><<decimal-separator>><<remainder>></$list> >> </$set></$set></$set></$set></$set></$set></$set> >> \end >> \define each-digit(length) >> \whitespace trim >> <$list filter="[range[1,$length$]]" variable=position> >> <$set name=digit filter="[[$(integer)$]split[]nth<position>]"> >> <$set name=zeros filter="[[$length$]subtract<position>]"> >> <<digit>>{{{ >> [<zeros>!match[0]remainder[3]match[0]then<thousands-separator>] }}} >> </$set></$set> >> </$list> >> \end >> >> *Regards* >> *Tones* >> On Friday, 18 September 2020 at 23:20:14 UTC+10 Werner wrote: >> >>> Tony, >>> >>> sorry, was absorbed by other projects, so couldn't reply earlier. OK, >>> I'll be a bit more specific: >>> >>> I have a number stored in a JSON tiddler. When I retrieve it, I get >>> plain old 3500 for example. But I want decimal points and comma separators >>> to have it rendered like 3,500. Or 3.500 in German. Or whatever is your >>> default locale. And, if DateFormat is included in the view widget, I think >>> NumberFormat should also be. So I think, the most elegant solution would be >>> extending the view widget source code to allow for "number" and pass it >>> through to JavaScript intl.Numberformat (cf.: >>> https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Intl/NumberFormat). >>> >>> Should not be that hard to implement. Maybe I try it, if I find the time. >>> >>> Of course there are plugins, but I think something as basic as a number >>> format should be in the core. >>> >>> Werner >>> >>> TW Tones schrieb am Dienstag, 8. September 2020 um 02:32:41 UTC+2: >>> >>>> Post script >>>> >>>> Actualy i think using simple templates to display a number in a desired >>>> format would be smart and the template can be changed to suit localisation >>>> if not automaticaly respond to localisation. Macro access to templates is >>>> also easy to provide. >>>> >>>> Tones >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, 8 September 2020 at 10:25:30 UTC+10 TW Tones wrote: >>>> >>>>> Werner >>>>> >>>>> Perhaps some examples? >>>>> >>>>> Evans formulae plugin has features to support this from memory. There >>>>> are other maths plugins that may. >>>>> >>>>> I can imagin a gap that exists between basic maths and the more >>>>> advanced maths especialy in relation to display. >>>>> >>>>> However i can see these gaps would be easy to solve with a few wiki >>>>> text macros or taping into javascript functions that already handle it. >>>>> >>>>> Please research your percived gaps and post back some details. >>>>> >>>>> Tones >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, 8 September 2020 at 02:09:26 UTC+10 Werner wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Guys, >>>>>> >>>>>> am I right that there is no TW-inherent way to display a number >>>>>> format or, better, locale-specific number format? >>>>>> >>>>>> Wouldn't it be great if it was integral part of the <$view> widget, >>>>>> much like date format is? >>>>>> >>>>>> Is there an easy fix? I mean, without having to install another >>>>>> plugin just for this purpose. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, Werner >>>>>> >>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/deece0c3-f87b-4ad3-b453-5137dbb7b445n%40googlegroups.com.
