Correct description of float controls - min/max is for decimal places

* This wrongly said that it controlled the number of significant figures.
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baldurk
2019-02-07 14:14:19 +00:00
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@@ -564,13 +564,23 @@ For more information about some of these settings that are user-facing see
.. data:: Formatter_MinFigures
The minimum number of significant figures to show in formatted floating point values.
The minimum number of decimal places to show in formatted floating point values.
.. note::
The naming of 'MinFigures' is a historical artifact - this controls the number of decimal places
only, not the number of significant figures.
Defaults to ``2``.
.. data:: Formatter_MaxFigures
The maximum number of significant figures to show in formatted floating point values.
The maximum number of decimal places to show in formatted floating point values.
.. note::
The naming of 'MaxFigures' is a historical artifact - this controls the number of decimal places
only, not the number of significant figures.
Defaults to ``5``.
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@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ Since this is a global system hook it must be used carefully and only when neces
<item row="3" column="1">
<widget class="QSpinBox" name="Formatter_MaxFigures">
<property name="toolTip">
<string>No more significant figures than this will be displayed on floats.
e.g. a value of 5 means 0.123456789 will display as 0.12345</string>
<string>No more decimal places than this will be displayed on floats.
e.g. a value of 5 means 0.123456789 will display as 0.12345 and 123.123456789 will display as 123.12345</string>
</property>
<property name="value">
<number>5</number>
@@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ E.g. a value of 3 means 0.005 / 10 = 5E-4</string>
<item row="2" column="0">
<widget class="QLabel" name="label">
<property name="toolTip">
<string>Decimals will display at least this many digits.
e.g. a value of 2 means 0 will display as 0.00, 0.5 as 0.50</string>
<string>At least this many decimal places will be displayed on floats.
e.g. a value of 2 means 0 will display as 0.00, 0.5 as 0.50. A value of 5 would display them as 0.00000 and 0.50000 respectively.</string>
</property>
<property name="text">
<string>Minimum decimal places on float values</string>
@@ -376,11 +376,11 @@ Since this is a global system hook it must be used carefully and only when neces
<item row="3" column="0">
<widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
<property name="toolTip">
<string>No more significant figures than this will be displayed on floats.
<string>No more decimal places than this will be displayed on floats.
e.g. a value of 5 means 0.123456789 will display as 0.12345</string>
</property>
<property name="text">
<string>Maximum significant figures on decimals</string>
<string>Maximum decimal places on float values</string>
</property>
</widget>
</item>