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Re: [Dhis2-devs] Digit group separator in pivot table - what should the default value be?

 

Why not use
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/i18n/format/numberFormat.html where
the default format depends on user/setup locale?
On Wed, 4 May 2016 at 00:32, Antonia - Pro <antonia@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> At the start of voting I felt in total minority.
> But according to the SI/ISO 31-0 standard
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_mark#Digit_grouping> he space is
> the only neutral separator. The space is appropriate also because in some
> countries the comma is the decimal separator (not always the democratic
> vote is the best choice.)
>
> Regards,
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> 2016-05-03 21:34 GMT+02:00 Bob Jolliffe <bobjolliffe@xxxxxxxxx>:
>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_mark#Digit_grouping
>>
>> seems to support Jim's suggestion of space as default.
>>
> On 3 May 2016 at 21:32, Ola Hodne Titlestad <olati@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
> Supporting Jim's suggestion on a system/implementation setting to
>>> configure a default system-wide separator in addition to the possibility of
>>> overriding this for each pivot table or other type of report with display
>>> options. I guess the result of the vote could still be what the default
>>> value for this system setting should be....
>>>
>>> Ola
>>> ------
>>>
>>
>>> ----------------------------------
>>> Ola Hodne Titlestad (Mr)
>>> HISP
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>>> University of Oslo
>>>
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>>>
>>> On 3 May 2016 at 21:12, Jim Grace <jim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>> To me the most important way to address this is to allow an
>>>> implementation-wide default. The space character is in many ways the
>>>> "correct" separator according to international norms, and is even making
>>>> inroads into countries such as the US that traditionally use the comma. I
>>>> think the space is probably the best "factory" default for DHIS 2, so that
>>>> large numbers are readable on demonstration systems, and so we follow
>>>> international and emerging standards.
>>>>
>>>> However, an implementation should be able to override this with an
>>>> implementation-wide default of comma, where a preponderance of users for
>>>> that implementation are more used to this, and/or where exporting to Excel
>>>> is a concern.
>>>>
>>>> Expecting users to override the default every time they create a pivot
>>>> table is not very user-friendly.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 1:46 PM, Prosper BT <ptb3000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I vote for having none as default (1432) then one can choose what
>>>>> they want in options
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 7:36 PM, Lars Helge Øverland <lars@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi there,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> we are getting many (conflicting) requests for what the default value
>>>>>> should be for the "digit group separator" in the pivot table app.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So lets decide with a poll.. Cast your vote here before Friday 6th!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://doodle.com/poll/vtyzgts226aqihev
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The digit group separator controls how large numbers are being split
>>>>>> up, e.g.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1 432
>>>>>> 1,432
>>>>>> 1432
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The digit group separator can be controlled from Options.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [image: Inline image 1]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Lars
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Lars Helge Øverland
>>>>>> Lead developer, DHIS 2
>>>>>> University of Oslo
>>>>>> Skype: larshelgeoverland
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>>>>>>
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>>>>>
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