Please add Optional Separator in numbers frontend representation

[Mariusthvdb]

Since we now have formatted numbers, and an issue report on that #7745, leading to a lot of response which was abruptly closed, please consider adding an option for the separator.

I'd really love to get the actual value in the frontend, instead of a formatted presentation of that. Fully aware many users might not care, or indeed want the separator. I feel there is a strong use case not to use the separator, and would hope something like the excel option for a separator (scheidingsteken) could be possible:

when a backend value is 6551

I would like the template

to show that in the frontend

and not

my pardon for the non matching numbers, Sun just hit the Laundry...

[KTibow]

Do you think this should be per-user, per-device, or per-configuration?

[zsarnett]

If it was something we decided to add it would be a per user (like the language in the profile setting that would be set per device, as its set in the local storage)

[bramkragten]

(language is a user setting, it is sent to the backend)

[Mariusthvdb]

yes, I was thinking about that too Zack, per user in the profile settings.

I do think this (the frontend) should be in the hands of the end-user ultimately. Since per 118 the frontend manipulates the outcome of our carefully composed templates, more options for the enduser would be very much appreciated.

I know there are options planned I the backend templates for this too, but have no knowledge of how this would then be represented in the frontend.

Anyways, a final option in the profile would fix this 100%.
thanks for considering in the first place!

and just to show you why this is not a personal thing, but the common style used in my language setting:

or in English btw:

not a single separator in sight..

[KTibow]

If it's common for your language, couldn't you do this based on languages?

[Mariusthvdb]

think the point I'm making is, the separator might be common in computer lingo, but in many if not most other media isn't used by default. Hence an option to at least Not use it would be most obvious?

whether this can be done based on languages is not up to me, Zack and probably Bram would know best how to. I guess the language setting now changes it from 1.234,56 (Dutch) to 1,234.56 (English), so both using the separator. Again, to change that would need an option, for both.

[JeroenDeckers]

+1 here in Belgium same thing

[KTibow]

There's a button for that: