Some quantity properties will need to be able to show the plus sign while it should be hidden in most cases. We need to figure out the best way to do this and then implement it.
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Whiteboard: quantityvalue, u=dev c=backend p=0
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | None | T56318 Quantity datatype (tracking) | |||
| Open | None | T59589 make it possible to show the + sign in quantities on item pages |
The first step would be to have an options for DecimalFormatter and QuantityFormatter to force the sign.
That leaves the question how exactly a property would be marked for "keeping the sign", and how and when formatters would be made aware of this.
A possible solution would be to keep the sign only when it was explicitly typed by the user. Another one would be to specify that in the property page with qualifiers ("preferred unit"="meter" and "preferred formatting"=> "always display + symbol"), however this second option depends on https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49554
Change 97768 had a related patch set uploaded by Daniel Kinzler:
(bug 57589) option to force "+" in decimal values.
Change 97768 merged by jenkins-bot:
(bug 57589) option to force "+" in decimal values.
The formatter now supports it but we still need a way to handle this on Wikipedia and on the item pages. We need to figure out how to best store this information for properties that need it.