Calculator: Remove space when we copy/paste a number

[Maxou44]

Describe the bug

When we copy the result of a calc, we got a number with space character between numbers (Eg: "2 365 596")

Steps To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Calc 568 * 568 * 568
2. Copy the result
3. Clic on "C"
4. Paste the previous number
5. Invalid number ("Entrée non valide" on a French app)

Expected behavior
Remove spaces when we copy it.

Device and Application Information

• OS Build: 1903
• Architecture: x64
• Application Version: ?
• Region: FR_fr

I'm just reporting this problem. I don't want to fix it.

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[grochocki]

Thanks for the detailed bug report! @rudyhuyn, can you help confirm the desired behavior here?

[rudyhuyn]

@grochocki, yes but it's by design, white space is used as the thousands separator in French (, in US, . in Germany, ...).

We have 3 solutions:

• Remove all thousands separators, whatever the character used
• Remove thousands separators but only when the character used is white space
• Keep the current behavior.

[Maxou44]

When we copy the result of the calc and paste it again, we get a "Entrée invalide" error, the number isn't parsed as the same way it's dislayed.

[grochocki]

When we copy the result of the calc and paste it again, we get a "Entrée invalide" error, the number isn't parsed as the same way it's dislayed.

This certainly makes things worse.

We have 3 solutions...

I can imagine use cases for both copying the value with and without separators. A possible fourth option here might be to functionally support both copying _value_ (i.e., "1234.567") and copying _display value_ (i.e., "1,234.567" or "1 234.567" etc.). I imagine copying value would be the default, with copying the display value could be added to the context menu.

[rudyhuyn]

(Note: the shortcut Ctrl+C already removes thousands separators, the issue is only when we select the text and copy/paste).

5th solution: we use a regex to automatically remove spacing characters before a group of 3 digits (or more, depending on grouping settings) when a text is pasted and only when the local thousands separator is " "

@maxou44, Je suis français (pas loin de Nantes), je vais personnellement me charger de corriger ce soucis dans les prochaines 24 heures.

[Maxou44]

@rudyhuyn Amazing! Thanks ☺️

Edit: If you are near Nantes, I'll paid you a bier for this fix ;)