Formatting numbers in components
Default formats for numbers are based on the regional settings in the Windows Control Panel. In the Windows client, if the Language field in the User Preferences window is set to , then the default format for numbers follow the regional settings in the Windows Control Panel. In the web client, the default format for numbers is based on the Language settings of the browser.
You can override the default or regional settings by selecting a language in the User Preferences window. In the web client, you can change the Language settings of your browser. After you set the language, numbers are formatted according to the standard notation for your chosen language.
In Ming.le, you can use the user preferences applet to override the language settings in Mongoose.
In Windows client, you can specify whether decimal values are rounded and truncated. For example, if you specify two decimal places in the Decimal Point Position component property, you can set the Round component property to produce these results:
| If the Round property = True, then: | If the Round property = False, then: |
|---|---|
| 1.008 displays as 1.01 | 1.008 displays as 1.00 |
| 1.000 displays as 1.00 | 1.000 displays as 1.00 |
| 1.056 displays as 1.06 | 1.056 displays as 1.05 |