[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #40500] variables in GUI Workspace window not aligned

[John W. Eaton]

Follow-up Comment #3, bug #40500 (project octave):

I checked in the following additional change:

http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/rev/1d2e709bbbda

This should improve the situation for printing scalar and matrix values with
the format that is in effect at the command line.  However, there are some
differences.  For example, try the column vecctor


[1e-6; 1e6]


At the command line, we scan all values and get one format for the whole
matrix.  But in the workspace viewer the format selection is done for each
value separately.  The reason for this is to allow us to print out the first
few values of a matrix efficiently even if the matrix is large.  If we had to
scan the whole matrix for max and min just to get the format for a few values
it could take too much time for the GUI.  Maybe this could be improved in the
future, but I think it is good enough for now.  At least we get some values
displayed.  Rather than worrying too much about the formatting, it would be
better to spend the time implementing a fully functional variable editor.

    _______________________________________________________

Reply to this item at:

  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?40500>

_______________________________________________
  Message sent via/by Savannah
  http://savannah.gnu.org/