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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