Annoying user interface issues: 100- and 10000000 -- SYSTEM21

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current setting: 100-

desired setting: -100

Is there any kind of preference setting that controls the way negative #'s are handled? We have found that we need to put the negative sign *behind* the number or it gets stripped and actually made *positive!* (In our geographic area, in front of the number is the convention.) It still shows you on the prompt that the "-" has been stripped, but many users are used to hitting enter 2X fast and never see it.

Also, is there any way to prevent users who do not hit field-exit from entering astronomical quantities. Periodically we see scrap posted at "10000000" or some rediculous quantity because of someone's typo when they meant to have entered "1". I suspect there's not, but I guess I can always hope... :)

Thanks,

Mike Von Stein

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