Index: branches/RC/core/kernel/db/dbitem.php
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diff -u -r9334 -r9520
--- branches/RC/core/kernel/db/dbitem.php	(.../dbitem.php)	(revision 9334)
+++ branches/RC/core/kernel/db/dbitem.php	(.../dbitem.php)	(revision 9520)
@@ -528,6 +528,10 @@
 					isset($params['type']) &&
 					preg_match("#int|integer|double|float|real|numeric|string#", $params['type'])
 				) {
+			if ($params['type'] == 'numeric') {
+				trigger_error('Invalid field type <strong>'.$params['type'].'</strong> (in ValidateType method), please use <strong>float</strong> instead', E_USER_NOTICE);
+				$params['type'] = 'float';
+			}
 			$res = is_numeric($val);
 			if ($params['type']=='string' || $res) {
 				$f = 'is_'.$params['type'];
Index: branches/RC/themes/default2007/platform/elements/content_boxes/related_items.tpl
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diff -u -r9445 -r9520
--- branches/RC/themes/default2007/platform/elements/content_boxes/related_items.tpl	(.../related_items.tpl)	(revision 9445)
+++ branches/RC/themes/default2007/platform/elements/content_boxes/related_items.tpl	(.../related_items.tpl)	(revision 9520)
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-<!--## related category items ##-->	
-	<inp2:m_include template="platform/designs/categories"/>	
-	
+<!--## related category items ##-->
+	<inp2:m_include template="platform/designs/categories"/>
+
 	<ul>
 		<inp2:c_ListCategories render_as="related_category_element" types="related" related_to="$related_to" parent_cat_id="any" no_table="1"/>
 	</ul>
-	
 <!--## // related category items ##-->
\ No newline at end of file
Index: branches/RC/core/kernel/utility/formatters/formatter.php
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diff -u -r8929 -r9520
--- branches/RC/core/kernel/utility/formatters/formatter.php	(.../formatter.php)	(revision 8929)
+++ branches/RC/core/kernel/utility/formatters/formatter.php	(.../formatter.php)	(revision 9520)
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 		if( isset($options['type']) )
 		{
 			$field_type = $options['type'];
+			if ($field_type == 'numeric') {
+				trigger_error('Invalid field type <strong>'.$field_type.'</strong> (in TypeCast method), please use <strong>float</strong> instead', E_USER_NOTICE);
+				$field_type = 'float';
+			}
 			$type_ok = preg_match('#int|integer|double|float|real|numeric|string#', $field_type);
 			if ($field_type == 'string') {
 				if (!$this->Application->IsAdmin() && isset($options['allow_html']) && $options['allow_html']) {