I have seen some speculation on this whole converter thing, so I
will explain how this little project of mine came to be. If you
do not feel like reading the whole thing, just know that it was
done completely and totally on my BN, and using the converter
service does NOT require a connection to the internet at all.
I already knew HTML this summer, and in August I was bored. I
looked online and downloaded some books from BookShare, and
taught myself the basics of JavaScript. I realized that, using
JavaScript's ability to have the web browser perform
calculations, I could theoretically convert metric to English and
back. I set about writing the HTML file and getting the format
down, then wrote the JS file that contains the instructions for
the web browser to calculate.
These files were created by creating an ASCII text file, but
instead of just typing the name and hitting ENTER, I typed the
name followed by a .html or .js extension. Because the file was
just a text file, it accepted the extension fine. This is how I
create all my HTML files. BTW: the HTML file has a line of
instructions in it that tells the browser where to find the
JavaScript code to execute upon the user's request (in this case
that code is in the converter.js file). So basically, the button
you click to convert a measurement refers to a specific
"function" (think of a function as a miniature program). A bunch
of these functions are inside the converter.js file, and the web
browser knows to look there because of the reference in the HTML
file (the same HTML file that holds the buttons that ask for the
function to be executed).
If anyone has additional questions, email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
and we can talk. Sorry if I just confused you and made you vow
never to touch a programming tool, ever! It really is easier than
I made it sound, but I do not know how else to explain it.
Have a great day,
Alex
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