2002-05-26 Even though these can be changed, how many would know how or even if they did, would go through the effort to make the changes? The hope from authors of Autoroute and Maporama is that the user will get use to and then eventually prefer miles.
Programs should be written to check the units chosen in the regional settings of the control panel. And units and time/date formats should default to the countries usage, not to the language chosen. In essance, metric should be the default for the whole world except the USA, at least for now. Programs also should have a different set of values for magins and whatever else in SI different than in FFU. In other words, they should not be just soft conversions of a rational FFU value. Since most metric countries use ISO paper sizes, magin settings and others should be based on rational SI for the paper size chosen. There are may tweeks that need to be done to make many programs user friendly to the metric world. But, it won't happen until people in the metric world make enough noise. Until then, the metric world will have to adjust to FFU. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Han Maenen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, 2002-05-25 06:42 Subject: [USMA:20212] Autoroute on XP computer > Another sequel to Pat's request: > > Microsoft Autoroute was installed on my computer and defaulted to miles; it > is the English language version. > I changed the Maporama-type trash of course. > > Tools- options - change default from miles to km. > > When closing Autoroute you will then be asked to save the changes. > > Mistake made in first message: > > I stated that the system of units cannot be set in XP. This is incorrect. > Go to Country Settings, then click under "Standards and Notations" the > button next to the country. On my computer it says Aanpassen. On an English > language computer it might say Adapt or Set. > There are all the settings for number notation and down is what should be > System of Units, or Measures or something like that (Dutch: Maatstelsel). > It defaulted to metric on my computer. The other option on XP is either US > or Anglo-Saxon in English, where the last is probably the default. > > Han > Historian of Dutch Metrication, Nijmegen, The Netherlands > > > >
