Ken Krugler a �crit : > > > >I see there is a prefMeasurementSystem system preference that seems to= > > be set > >> >to unitsEnglish if the OS language is English, metric otherwise. But > >> >is there a > >> >system or pref dialog that changes it? > >> > > > No. It gets initialized at hard reset time to match the measurement > >> setting for the system locale, as provided by the Locale Mgr, which > >> in turn is read from the 'locs' (68K) or 'alcs' (ARM) system resource. > > > >You mean the country choice? > > No, the country/language pair (the locale) that's burned into the ROM > when it's built by a licensee.
So there's only one locale per device, no matter the country setting made after a hard reset? Or is it set by the country choice among many possibilities? > >Canada went metric almost 20 years ago, yet = > >my Cli=E9 > >offers me feet as a default. > > The Canadian entry in the 4.0 (and later) locale settings resource is > for metric. What version of the ROM are you using? I think there was > a change that went in between 3.5 and 4.0, where the Welcome app and > the Formats panel would set the measurement system (in prefs) to > match the selected locale. So if you're running on 4.0 or later, and > have selected "Canada" in the popup list, then the prefs setting > should be metric. You're right. In 4.0 I get metric, but on 3.5 devices, I get feet. -- Luc Le Blanc -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
