Why isn't the display of tables, datasets, etc., aligned by decimal point?

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Roberto Osorio 2013-11-22

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That's what good typography, common sense, and logic tells me. If I have a vector [3.14, 6.28, 7.50], the use of two decimal digits tells me that the last zero is not just a filler. So, I cringe when I see

>> table([3.14,6.28,7.50]')

ans =

    Var1
    ____
    3.14
    6.28
     7.5

Matlab shouldn't omit the last zero. If it insisted in doing so, it should at last align the decimal point of the last entry with those of the previous rows. This would go a long way in helping the reader compare each number with the others in the table. Is this just an overlook or a difficult implementation issue?