Forcing bold answers

[boel84]

Hi Ned,

An idea for a feature in Calcpad: bold aswers

Could we have an output control that makes answers bold (and maybe also underline) when requested by the user.

For example, above a calculation we can write: #boldans
With this, the result of the next calculated formula will be shown in bold and maybe also underlined.
This is needed to emphasize important intermediate and end results.
With so many potential calculations on (many) pages, it is extremely useful if your eye is drawn to important results.
As we would do in a hand calc, underlining important results.
Similarly as is done with input values; they are shown as underlined and with a yellowish highlight.
So important results forced with the control can also be shown underlined and in another colour, but I myself prefer bold (and possibly also underlined, depending how that will actually look in the output),
But obviously you have the last say on what it can be :-)

Obviously there must be a control to then turn of this feature on other lines, so that not all results are shown in this way.

Would like to hear if such a feature is possible and easy to implement.

Regards,
Johann

[boel84]

Spelling mistake above: bold answers

[boel84]

Thanks,
Is it possible to create a function where you only input var$, and then only the variable with answer is returned in the formatting? I tried to do it but doesn't seem to work. Would be nice to have the there4 in front of it as well.

[Proektsoftbg]

Yes, just take the @javila code and put var$ = exp$ in Html comment instead of span:

#def johann_important_answer$(var$; exp$)
'<p><!--'var$ = exp$'-->
'<span style="font-weight:bold;background-color:cornsilk;padding:5px;border:1px solid red;">'var$'</span></p>
#end def

[boel84]

Thanks Ned!
I also got it to work with the following code, then you only have to input the variable.

[javila]

Hi, @boel84!

Here's a slightly modified version of what you did:

'<style>.myans{font-weight:bold;background-color:cornsilk;padding:5px 10px 5px 5px;border:1px solid red;}</style>
#def highlight_answer$(var$) = '<br/>&there4;&emsp;<span class="myans">'var$'</span>
#round 3
P_N = 160kW
K = 2
n_motor = 1488rpm
i_tot = 745
n = n_motor/i_tot
F_a = 1
ω = (2*π*.rad)*n|rad/s
T_Nz = P_N*K/(ω/.rad*F_a)
highlight_answer$(T_Nz:0.0)

[javila]

By the way, I usually highlight my answers like this (since equations are too wide, I always use #nosub):

[norbre-hu]

Hi.. I missed this thread, but I have an another solution, you can check it here:
Formatted result

Results looks like this:

[boel84]

Thanks! Looks great...