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"Display all and allow linebreaks in long numbers" setting has no effect on output display #2072

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WxMaxima version:             26.01.0_MSW
Using wxWidgets version:      wxWidgets 3.2.9
Maxima version:               5.49.0
Maxima build date:            2026-01-02 21:27:51
Host type:                    x86_64-w64-mingw32
System type:                  Win32 10.0.26200 X86-64
Lisp implementation type:     SBCL
Lisp implementation version:  2.6.0

Edition: Windows 11 Home
Version: 25H2
Installed on: ‎04/‎13/‎2025
OS Build: 26200.7840
Feature Experience Pack: Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.291.0

Display resolution	2880 x 1620
Scale	200%

Description

The option Edit → Configure → Worksheet → Display → Display all and allow linebreaks in long numbers does not appear to have any effect on how long numeric results are displayed. Even when this option is enabled, the output for expressions like factorial(1000) is rendered incorrectly, requiring horizontal scrolling to view the full result.

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Steps to Reproduce

  • Open Edit → Configure → Worksheet → Display and enable "Display all and allow linebreaks in long numbers".
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  • Click OK / Apply to save the settings.
  • Enter factorial(1000) in a new cell and evaluate it.

Expected Behavior

The result should be displayed in full with automatic line breaks, so that no horizontal scrolling is needed. This matches the behavior achievable via the right-click context menu option "Show all + allow linebreaks in long numbers".

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Actual Behavior

The result is displayed across multiple lines, but only a portion of it is visible within the current viewport. The user must either scroll horizontally or manually right-click the output cell and select "Show all + allow linebreaks in long numbers" to get the correct display.

Workaround

Right-click the output cell and select "Show all + allow linebreaks in long numbers" — this works correctly, but should not be necessary if the global setting is already enabled.

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