Colon instead of comma confusing in French localisation

[LEB 0]

Hi,

Using Publisher, under the "Studio" on Paragraphs [FR : paragraphe], spacings are indicated wrongly with a colon instead of a comma such as in:

[20;4 pt] or [1;5]

which is very confusing.

LB

[A_B_C 1,863]

Hi LEB,

and welcome here … 

The colon together with the square brackets indicate that you are using default line spacing, i.e. the line spacing that is read off from the parameters provided by the font. A colon and round brackets are used for line spacings proportional to the font size. It’s the same in other localisations.

However, I would wholeheartedly agree that the colon is confusing! I think the square brackets should suffice as an indicator! Though there might be a reason for using colons I haven’t figured out yet. 

Cheers, Alex 

 

[garrettm30 259]

A little clarification here (assuming I have correctly understood the intention of the original post): the problem is that a semicolon is being used for the decimal point, where a comma is the appropriate decimal point in French.

[A_B_C 1,863]

But why is it the same in English then, Garret? There must be something to this semicolon … 

[garrettm30 259]

16 minutes ago, A_B_C said:

But why is it the same in English then, Garret?

I am not aware of any part of the English interface where semicolon is used in that way. Here are a couple screenshots that show what I'm seeing in the equivalent places:

What variety English are you using? I am using US English, and I did not know any variety of English that uses a semicolon for a decimal point.

[LEB 0]

Hi garrettm30,

Yes this is exactly what I meant:

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the problem is that a semicolon is being used for the decimal point, where a comma is the appropriate decimal point in French

 

[A_B_C 1,863]

10 hours ago, garrettm30 said:

What variety English are you using?

EN English. As the semicolon appears also in this locale, I was under the impression that it conveys a special meaning. Together with the brackets, that is (see my first post). But it could as well be a mistake. Most likely it is. 

 

[Oval 391]

This is one of the ancient mistakes (since eight months). Where is the quality management, Serif?

[Pauls 195]

That colon shouldnt be there - issue logged

[Patrick Connor 3,380]

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