Fl_Valuator-derived widgets could show more digits than were

necessary (STR #971)



git-svn-id: file:///fltk/svn/fltk/branches/branch-1.1@4487 ea41ed52-d2ee-0310-a9c1-e6b18d33e121

CHANGES

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ CHANGES IN FLTK 1.1.7
 	- Documentation fixes (STR #571, STR #648, STR #692, STR
 	  #730, STR #744, STR #745, STR #931, STR #942, STR #960,
 	  STR #969)
+	- Fl_Valuator-derived widgets could show more digits than
+	  were necessary (STR #971)
 	- Fl_GIF_Image did not handle images with an incorrect
 	  number of data bits (STR #914)
 	- Fixed some plastic drawing artifacts (STR #906)

src/Fl_Valuator.cxx

@@ -121,13 +121,19 @@ int Fl_Valuator::format(char* buffer) {
   double v = value();
   // MRS: THIS IS A HACK - RECOMMEND ADDING BUFFER SIZE ARGUMENT
   if (!A || !B) return snprintf(buffer, 128, "%g", v);
+
+  // Figure out how many digits are required to correctly format the
+  // value.
   int i;
-  double ab = A/B;
-  for (i=0; i<8; i++) {
-    if ((ab-floor(ab))<1e-9) break;
-    ab *= 10.0;
-  }
-  return sprintf(buffer, "%.*f", i, v);
+  char temp[255], *ptr;
+  snprintf(temp, sizeof(temp), "%g", A/B);
+  if ((ptr = strchr(temp, '.')) != NULL)
+    i = strlen(ptr + 1);
+  else
+    i = 0;
+
+  // MRS: THIS IS A HACK - RECOMMEND ADDING BUFFER SIZE ARGUMENT
+  return snprintf(buffer, 128, "%.*f", i, v);
 }
 
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