That's cool, Daniel. The existing Convert Units To... <http://qsapp.com/wiki/Convert_Units_To> action on the wiki uses OS X's built-in units command, so no API keys or internet connection are required for it, but more options (like WolframAlpha's awesome power) are always good. :)
On Friday, August 8, 2014 9:05:32 PM UTC-6, Daniel wrote: > > I wrote a combination AppleScript/PHP Action that queries WolframAlpha and > returns the result. I've now posted it on the Wiki > <http://qsapp.com/wiki/Query_WolframAlpha_%28AppleScript%29>. Something > similar could perhaps be written for Google Search with unit conversion > specifically in mind—do a request and look for the characteristic box at > the top. At a quick glance you'll want to use a mobile browser user-agent > to get a relatively lightweight page, without all the crap the normal > Google search pages have. Amusingly if you set your user-agent to "Lynx" > Google serves a *really* lightweight page, but one which no longer > contains the calculator result... > > On Friday, August 8, 2014 9:33:27 AM UTC-4, hmelman wrote: >> >> If you have an internet connection, a web search with Google or Wolfram >> Alpha works well for various conversions. >> >> Howard >> >> On Aug 6, 2014, at 3:40 PM, Patrick Robertson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > No, unfortunately the source code was not available, so we were unable >> to update the plugin. >> > >> > No replacement has been made as of yet >> > >> > On 6 Awst 2014, at 15:28, Adam Rosenthal <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> I can't find this in the plug-ins list. Is it still available? It >> sounds incredibly useful. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Adam >> >> >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Quicksilver" group. >> >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an email to [email protected]. >> >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> >> Visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/blacktree-quicksilver. >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Quicksilver" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an email to [email protected]. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > Visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/blacktree-quicksilver. >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quicksilver" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/blacktree-quicksilver. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
