Hallöchen!
David Kastrup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Torsten Bronger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> I suggest two renamings of unit abbreviations in calc-units.el,
>> in the attached patch.
>>
>> "pt" should become "pint" in order to make room for the
>> typographic point (pt). I think this is more practical since the
>> latter is much more significant for calc usage, and its current
>> abbreviation "tpt" isn't used outside calc.
>>
>> Secondly, "point" should be renamed "bp" (big point). It's not
>> *the* point after all (but an invention by Adobe, as far as I
>> know).
>
> It is pretty widespread, I think.
>
>> [...]
>
> Anyway, I think it unreasonable to work with gal, qt, but then
> require "pint". If gal and qt are the usual abbreviations, then I
> think the normally used abbreviation for pint should also be used.
> Sure, TeX users would prefer to have pt and bp, but I don't think
> at the price of making the Imperial system inconsistent.
Thanks to you and Miles for your input. The most important "point"
is indeed the "1/72in" point. Therefore, I attached a slightly
different proposal: Keep "tpt" and add "pt" as a synonym for
"point".
(If changes are adopted, I'll also send the corresponding patch for
the docs.)
Index: calc-units.el
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/emacs/emacs/lisp/calc/calc-units.el,v
retrieving revision 1.19
diff -c -r1.19 calc-units.el
*** calc-units.el 18 Sep 2005 12:42:35 -0000 1.19
--- calc-units.el 16 Oct 2005 08:42:57 -0000
***************
*** 59,66 ****
( fath "6 ft" "Fathom" )
( u "1 um" "Micron" )
( mil "in/1000" "Mil" )
! ( point "in/72" "Point (1/72 inch)" )
! ( tpt "in/72.27" "Point (TeX conventions)" )
( Ang "1e-10 m" "Angstrom" )
( mfi "mi+ft+in" "Miles + feet + inches" )
--- 59,67 ----
( fath "6 ft" "Fathom" )
( u "1 um" "Micron" )
( mil "in/1000" "Mil" )
! ( point "in/72" "DTP point" )
! ( pt "point" "DTP point" )
! ( tpt "in/72.27" "Typographic point" )
( Ang "1e-10 m" "Angstrom" )
( mfi "mi+ft+in" "Miles + feet + inches" )
***************
*** 73,86 ****
( l "1e-3 m^3" "*Liter" )
( L "1e-3 m^3" "Liter" )
( gal "4 qt" "US Gallon" )
! ( qt "2 pt" "Quart" )
! ( pt "2 cup" "Pint" )
( cup "8 ozfl" "Cup" )
( ozfl "2 tbsp" "Fluid Ounce" )
( floz "2 tbsp" "Fluid Ounce" )
( tbsp "3 tsp" "Tablespoon" )
( tsp "4.92892159375 ml" "Teaspoon" )
! ( vol "tsp+tbsp+ozfl+cup+pt+qt+gal" "Gallons + ... + teaspoons" )
( galC "4.54609 l" "Canadian Gallon" )
( galUK "4.546092 l" "UK Gallon" )
--- 74,87 ----
( l "1e-3 m^3" "*Liter" )
( L "1e-3 m^3" "Liter" )
( gal "4 qt" "US Gallon" )
! ( qt "2 pint" "Quart" )
! ( pint "2 cup" "Pint" )
( cup "8 ozfl" "Cup" )
( ozfl "2 tbsp" "Fluid Ounce" )
( floz "2 tbsp" "Fluid Ounce" )
( tbsp "3 tsp" "Tablespoon" )
( tsp "4.92892159375 ml" "Teaspoon" )
! ( vol "tsp+tbsp+ozfl+cup+pint+qt+gal" "Gallons + ... + teaspoons" )
( galC "4.54609 l" "Canadian Gallon" )
( galUK "4.546092 l" "UK Gallon" )
***************
*** 146,154 ****
( hp "745.7 W" "Horsepower" )
;; Temperature
! ( K nil "*Degree Kelvin" K )
! ( dK "K" "Degree Kelvin" K )
! ( degK "K" "Degree Kelvin" K )
( dC "K" "Degree Celsius" C )
( degC "K" "Degree Celsius" C )
( dF "(5/9) K" "Degree Fahrenheit" F )
--- 147,153 ----
( hp "745.7 W" "Horsepower" )
;; Temperature
! ( K nil "*Kelvin" K )
( dC "K" "Degree Celsius" C )
( degC "K" "Degree Celsius" C )
( dF "(5/9) K" "Degree Fahrenheit" F )
P.S.: The patch also removes the "degree" for "Kelvin". It was
included in a list I had sent to the then maintainer two years ago,
however, he seems to have missed this one.
--
Torsten Bronger, aquisgrana, europa vetus ICQ 264-296-646
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