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[don570]

I've written a script to replace gmeasures ( when it's completed).
It's purpose is to convert the common units quickly and accurately.

It will show in start menu along side the calculators.

It would be flexible so any programmer could modify it. It is gettexted.

Instructions are in next post. Select a category and click 'Proceed'
Then select a conversion and enter a value. Click 'Convert'.

[don570]

Here's a picture of version 1.0 ....



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[don570]

New version 1.2

-added more conversions
-math reference windows are completed

Note that the math reference windows feature slows down the launching
of the program however it's still quick enough.
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[don570]

new version 1.5

-custom conversion is possible. Just fill in a conversion factor
and puppy will remember the factor.

I have finished all the features. I will test it for the next couple days
and report back.

I would appreciate people installing version 1.5 and giving it a test.

Please report to me. Is it fast enough?? Any mistakes in conversions??

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[don570]

Finished version 1.6

- added a few small changes
-found mistake ----> name for gettext was Puppyunits.sh
It should have been PuppyUnits.sh

Oddly it still worked with momanager...


Contact me if you want to translate script using momanager.

It should be quite easy. albeit time- consuming.

Just set your computer language (for instance fr for French)
Then install dev SFS package and then launch momanager.
Send mo file to me for inclusion.

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[don570]

Version 1.7

I found out how to put a default entry into inputbox using Xdialog
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[technosaurus]

fyi - in posix shells the way to do default entries is ${VAR:-default_value}
so if $VAR is not set, it will display "default_value"
I once set up a whole method of localization this way that was faster than gettext and even had script for google to auto-translate the values