Re: [Octal-dev] octal's tracker heritage [was re: text params]

[Edward Coffey]

<snip>
> Well, one posible solution
> would be to allow machine to specify the display format (this could be
swithed on
> and off from a menue or dialouge box so users who prefer to do so could
use the
> straight hex values).  Adding to each machine that wished to take
advantage of the
> feature, a pointer named somthing like Display_Value, that would point to
sting
> representing how the machine auther feels best, and most acuratly
represents the
> value would be one way to it.  For example "0.25" or "1.5" or "+1/2" or
anything
> the machine auther feels best describes the value.  A status bar at the
bottom of
> the window could state the currently active cell represents the number of
steps to
> shift up or down.  0.25 ot 1/2 would then be far more meaningfull what
ever hex or
> decimal value could be put in.
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If I understand correctly, this is exactly what is planned.  Have a look at
the documentation for "ox_desc".