Topic: Tipp: control the amount of digits with adding an (n) to %n

Tipp: control the amount of digits with %n(n)

FYI, i have explored the following hidden feature:

I have set in options >numbers: 6,1,1
Now if i use the expression %n(n) i can quick set the amount of the"zeros on the left".

This give me:
%n => 000001
%n(1) => 000001
%n(2) => 00001
%n(3) => 0001
%n(4) => 001
%n(5) => 01
%n(6) => 1

I think this comes from the "Substring extraction" feature.

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BTW:
Maybe it's an good idea to put this "Options>numbers"-setting
directly to the expression command like:
%n(Size,Start,Step)

Or if this (,,) interacts with the "Substring extraction" feature:
%n[Size,Start,Step]
or
%n{Size,Start,Step}

HTH :-)

Re: Tipp: control the amount of digits with adding an (n) to %n

Maybe would it be more "readable" if you use a negative start for the substring extraction:
%n(-1) => 1
%n(-2) => 01
%n(-3) => 001
...

The possibility to specify "%n" parameters directly in the expression will be in the 2.00.

Best regards.