As I understand it, there is rightfully little interest in the
developer community to write a new parser function for every single
template need to come along.
Therefore, when it comes to a template like {{val}}, which now
generates rounding errors about 5–10% of the time because of the math-
based parser functions it must use, it would be nice if the template-
authoring community could have a character-counting parser function
that is not only suitable for {{val}}, but which could be a general -
purpose parser function that could be used for a great variety of
purposes.
A description of what {{val}} tries to do at its fundamental level is
described here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style_(dates_and_numbers)/Archive_94#Grouping_of_digits_after_the_decimal_point_.28next_attempt.29
Is there a developer whom I can have the author of {{val}} e-mail to
see if you two can arrive at a relatively easy-to-make parser function
that A) meets the basic needs of {{val}}, and B) has sufficient
utility to be useful for other character-counting needs?
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