I just downloaded the latest and greatest (2.11.9A). I'm disappointed to find that I can't grow the Standard of Living Index by a non-integer percentage any more. This worked in earlier versions. Is this a bug or a feature?
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jfshelton wrote:I just downloaded the latest and greatest (2.11.9A). I'm disappointed to find that I can't grow the Standard of Living Index by a non-integer percentage any more. This worked in earlier versions. Is this a bug or a feature?
I reduced the resolution to try and speed up the form load a little. What fraction do you think is appropriate?
I've found at least one decimal place to be helpful in the past, thanks.
I seem to remember that if I used the "scroll" arrows, it used to increment/decrement by one whole point, but I could enter my own number. Now, if I enter my own number it's truncated to an integer.
jfshelton wrote:I've found at least one decimal place to be helpful in the past, thanks.
I seem to remember that if I used the "scroll" arrows, it used to increment/decrement by one whole point, but I could enter my own number. Now, if I enter my own number it's truncated to an integer.
In order to reduce errors, I pre-load a list of valid values. Sometimes a decimal isn't appropriate. If the value entered isn't on the list, it won't be taken. This seems to be the easiest way to validate entries since there is a zero chance that the wrong value can be entered. I'll add back tenths for this one.