Fwd: Scilab Mac OSX Problem

[Christopher Phillips]

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> From: Sylvestre Ledru <sylvestre.ledru at scilab-enterprises.com>
> Subject: Re: Scilab Mac OSX Problem
> Date: 14 May 2012 5:15:56 PM AEST
> To: Christopher Phillips <cjep at bigpond.net.au>
> Cc: users-owner at lists.scilab.org
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Please send the mail to users at lists.scilab.org
> The address you used it just for the moderator ;)
> 
> Sylvestre
> 
> On 14/05/2012 09:12, Christopher Phillips wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I have just down loaded Scilab Version 5.4.0 - alpha-1 on to my Mac, which is running OS X version 10.7.4. 
>> 
>> However, I have a problem in that although I can run command line functions and programs, the Scilab Console has  an odd format in that digits are separated by spaces and the number "1" appears as raised dot (rather like, but NOT the same as, an apostrophe ) for example the copyright number appears as ' 9 8 9 - 2 0 ' ', where I have used the apostrophe to indicate the dot.
>> 
>> The letters  and words in the Console are not affected and the Editor is normal for both letters and numbers.
>> 
>> Do I have to set a numeric format or something else to fix this problem?
>> 
>> Thank you very much for helping. For your information, I am a retired lecturer in Electrical Engineering from the University of NSW, Sydney and have had many years experience with Matlab.
>> 
>> Kind regards,
>> 
>> Chris Phillips
> 

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