[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #39832] Describe order-dependent behaviour of "format" and "output_precision" statements

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                 Summary: Describe order-dependent behaviour of "format" and
"output_precision" statements
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Wed 21 Aug 2013 02:50:14 AM UTC
                Category: Documentation
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Documentation
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: paul
        Originator Email: address@hidden
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 3.6.2
        Operating System: Other

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Details:

OS is Windows 7, but not directly.  It is via Cygwin.

The documentation for the "format" command can be augmented by telling the
user know that "format compact" does not reset the format state, whereas other
format statements (e.g. format short e) do.  Therefore, "format compact"
should be used after other format statements.

Furthermore, the format statement adjusts the output_precision, so the desired
output_precision should be set after invoking the desired format statements. 
This interdependence can be described in the help for both commands.




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