Numeric formatting option to always include the sign

[Intaris]

I would often like to directly compare numbers within an array control stretched vertically and with fixed-width font and have tried in vain in the past to include the sign of the number automatically so that alignment is not lost between psotive and negative numbers.

I'd love to be able to display the sign always (+ and -) so that I can maintain constant number width in my displays.

The digits under the long fgreen line SEEM to be the same decimal palce, but they are not.  The shift due to the sign is hard to spot and makes a cursory glance insufficient to distinguish numbers from each other.

I know I can get this done using minimum field width and padding with spaces but why can't I just show the sign?

That's all.

Shane.

[GuenterMueller]

Doesn't adding a "+" in the DisplayFormat solve this issue? Example: %+d

[Intaris]

Really?  Wow.  Didn't know that. Hah, cool.  I suppose it's only beeen in for the last 12 versions of LV or something.  No wonder I missed that.....

[Intaris]

Stupid idea, already ins ince the year 1654.  Ignore.

[Technico]

Align to the Right also helps...

[Intaris]

I'm not having a good day, am I?

[johnsold]

Of course, if numbers defaulted to align to right, as they should, then this would not have been an issue.

Lynn

[elset191]

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@johnsold wrote:

Of course, if numbers defaulted to align to right, as they should, then this would not have been an issue.

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[johnsold]

Thanks for the link.