Calculator should use ellipsis rather than three periods

[Tyler Eich]

This is a totally cosmetic issue (I'm almost embarrassed to submit it. Almost.), but three successive periods is actually an ellipsis, so an ellipsis should be used in its place.

 

Above: custom calculator using ellipsis

Below: default calculator using three periods

Edited January 9, 2015 by Tyler Eich

[RodgerWW]

Don't be embarrassed to ask ... never hurts!  Some folks (like us) are anal about the little things!

[deanishe]

Funny. I'd have pegged the bottom one as being the ellipsis.

 

No matter, agree it should be an ellipsis. Three full stops is just a workaround for an ellipsis. If the latter can be used, it should be used.

[Andrew]

I'll add this into 2.6 if I get time

[deanishe]

if I get time

 

Release blocking, imo 

[Andrew]

I was just playing with this and it looks like you get some weird font kerning and rendering going on if you switch out the ellipsis... for example, when you see

 

Search Google for '...'

 

and the ... gets switched for real text where ... is the ellipsis character, the shape of "Search Google" changes slightly which looks weird. Seeing as using three dots for ellipsis isn't "wrong" as far as wikipedia says, I'm just going to leave this be. It also means that if there is a font which doesn't support the ellipsis in the future (when there is open ended font selection), then there won't be an issue.

 

Cheers,

Andrew