Use middle dot instead of multiplication x in unit expressions; Fix a…

…lignment and improve spacing in flat division (primarily in unit expressions); Improve display of abs(), ceil(), and floor(); Remove double parenthesis in manual; Move negative exponents menu item (negative exponents now only applies to units); Disable prefixes by default for scientific, engineering, and pure modes; Do not disable sort minus last and enable negative exponents in scientific and pure modes if these options has been explicitely set by the user (when in one of these modes);
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diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2019-07-04 Hanna Knutsson <hanna.knutsson@protonmail.com>
+
+	* Use middle dot instead of multiplication x in unit expressions
+	* Fix alignment and improve spacing in flat division (primarily in unit expressions)
+	* Improve display of abs(), ceil(), and floor()
+	* Move negative exponents menu item (negative exponents now only applies to units)
+	* Disable prefixes by default for scientific, engineering, and pure modes
+	* Do not disable sort minus last and enable negative exponents in scientific and pure modes if these options has been explicitely set by the user (when in one of these modes)
+
 2019-07-02 Hanna Knutsson <hanna.knutsson@protonmail.com>
 
 	* Fix and improve display of division

diff --git a/data/main.ui b/data/main.ui
@@ -1346,17 +1346,6 @@ On: 2.5 ≈ 2, 1.5 ≈ 2</property>
                                 <signal name="activate" handler="on_menu_item_round_halfway_to_even_activate" swapped="no"/>
                               </object>
                             </child>
-                            <child>
-                              <object class="GtkCheckMenuItem" id="menu_item_negative_exponents">
-                                <property name="visible">True</property>
-                                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-                                <property name="tooltip_text" translatable="yes">Off: 1/x
-On: x^(-1)</property>
-                                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Negative Exponents</property>
-                                <property name="use_underline">True</property>
-                                <signal name="activate" handler="on_menu_item_negative_exponents_activate" swapped="no"/>
-                              </object>
-                            </child>
                             <child>
                               <object class="GtkCheckMenuItem" id="menu_item_sort_minus_last">
                                 <property name="visible">True</property>
@@ -1611,6 +1600,16 @@ On: 1/2*pi = 0.5 pi</property>
                                 <signal name="activate" handler="on_menu_item_denominator_prefixes_activate" swapped="no"/>
                               </object>
                             </child>
+                            <child>
+                              <object class="GtkCheckMenuItem" id="menu_item_negative_exponents">
+                                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                                <property name="tooltip_text" translatable="yes">Off: J / K
+On: J * K^-1</property>
+                                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Negative Exponents</property>
+                                <signal name="activate" handler="on_menu_item_negative_exponents_activate" swapped="no"/>
+                              </object>
+                            </child>
                             <child>
                               <object class="GtkCheckMenuItem" id="menu_item_place_units_separately">
                                 <property name="visible">True</property>

diff --git a/doc/C/qalculate-gtk.xml b/doc/C/qalculate-gtk.xml
@@ -1311,7 +1311,7 @@ In &app; mathematical entities, such as numbers and variables, are referred to a
 	<varlistentry>
 		<term>Unknowns</term>
 		<listitem><para>
-		Unknowns are text strings without any associated value. These are temporary unknown variables with default assumptions. Unknowns can also be explicitly entered by placing a backslash (<quote>\</quote>) before a single character (e.g. <quote>5\a + 2\b</quote>) or using quotation marks (<quote>"</quote> or <quote>'</quote>) before and after a text string (e.g. <quote>5 "apples" + 2 "bananas"</quote>). If unknowns are activated ((<menuchoice><guimenu>Mode</guimenu><guimenu>Enabled Objects</guimenu><guimenuitem>Unknowns</guimenuitem></menuchoice>)) and &app; finds a character that are not associated with any variable, function or unit in an expression, then it will be regarded as an unknown variable. See <xref linkend="qalculate-variables"/>.
+		Unknowns are text strings without any associated value. These are temporary unknown variables with default assumptions. Unknowns can also be explicitly entered by placing a backslash (<quote>\</quote>) before a single character (e.g. <quote>5\a + 2\b</quote>) or using quotation marks (<quote>"</quote> or <quote>'</quote>) before and after a text string (e.g. <quote>5 "apples" + 2 "bananas"</quote>). If unknowns are activated (<menuchoice><guimenu>Mode</guimenu><guimenu>Enabled Objects</guimenu><guimenuitem>Unknowns</guimenuitem></menuchoice>) and &app; finds a character that are not associated with any variable, function or unit in an expression, then it will be regarded as an unknown variable. See <xref linkend="qalculate-variables"/>.
 		</para></listitem>
 	</varlistentry>
 	<varlistentry>