tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518334.post9035871455369524522..comments2024-02-26T03:12:14.514-07:00Comments on About Translation: A small conversion utilityRiccardohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08033214185364578008noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518334.post-7638393767264446622009-03-31T07:57:00.000-06:002009-03-31T07:57:00.000-06:00Thanks everybody!Patje - yes, but typing "5 feet 9...Thanks everybody!<BR/><BR/>Patje - yes, but typing "5 feet 9 inch in meters" takes a lot longer than typing "5.9" and click OK. Also, the main purpose of the program is to have some source code for the exercise.<BR/><BR/>Luigi - yes, thank you very much: could I share it with my students? It would be useful to show them how the same things can be accomplished in different ways.<BR/><BR/>Licia - you are right... and in fact is already planned - but I would like my students to suggest that, and other changes to better localize the application.Riccardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033214185364578008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518334.post-75145525897057176382009-03-31T05:57:00.000-06:002009-03-31T05:57:00.000-06:00Maybe you could add the option to choose between g...Maybe you could add the option to choose between generic measurements and measurements referring specifically to people, where the results would return only two decimal digits for heights and none for weights, as this is what would be expected in most European countries (not sure about the rest of the world!).Liciahttp://blog.terminologiaetc.it/2009/02/28/problemi-di-conversione-e-di-localizzazione/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518334.post-74846302481634503912009-03-31T01:55:00.000-06:002009-03-31T01:55:00.000-06:00Do excuse, that first one doesn't work. It should ...Do excuse, that first one doesn't work. It should be:<BR/>5 feet 9 inch in meterPatjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00367952737140641707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518334.post-33305833008339770372009-03-31T01:46:00.000-06:002009-03-31T01:46:00.000-06:00Would an old JavaScript script doing the same thin...Would an old JavaScript script doing the same thing also with weights and lengths be useful?<BR/><BR/>Ti farebbe comodo un piccolo script un po' vecchiotto che fa lo stesso con le misure di lunghezza e di peso?Luigi Muziihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11617962606487603486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518334.post-28739803222808602912009-03-31T01:45:00.000-06:002009-03-31T01:45:00.000-06:00Not a suggestion as such, but do you know Google d...Not a suggestion as such, but do you know Google does conversions for you? Just type<BR/><BR/>5'9" in cm<BR/>or<BR/>100 pounds in kilo<BR/><BR/>and it gives you the answer in big and bold before any search results. Works for other measurements too. And for foreign currency.Patjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00367952737140641707noreply@blogger.com