If I use a semicolon as my decimal separator it causes MATLAB to crash and affect my graphics. Using the DEMO command can also cause a segmentation violation in this case.
In a crashing MATLAB, typing:
a = 1.2
gives
a = 1
Typing:
a = 12/10
gives
a = 1,2
Note that MATLAB in the second case answered with a comma (,) instead of a period (.).
When I run DEMO after installing on a UNIX platform, I may also receive the following error message:
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Segmentation violation detected at Wed May 19 15:15:34 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Configuration: MATLAB Version: 5.3.0.10183 (R11) Operating System: SunOS 5.5.1 Generic sun4m Window System: Sun Microsystems, Inc. (3510), display :0.0 Current Visual: 0x22 (class 3, depth 8)
In Sweden and other countries, we use commas (,) instead of periods (.) in numbers.
On all computers, on which I have the new printer drivers on the default printer, if I have a comma (,) as the decimal symbol, MATLAB will crash. If I have a period (.) as the decimal symbol, MATLAB will work.
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