Personally I want control over each of the different axis: I want distances in miles, but heights in metres. Think of the controls most GPS devices give the user. The defaults could be set from LC_MEASUREMENT on first program run. Secondly if one does use metric values, large distance values aren't handled to well. For example 1234.5 m isn't clear to me. I think the display should change to kilometers -> 1.2 km. NB heights should always stay in metres, not km. Any work in this area is greatly appreciated. Be Seeing You - Rob. If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving isn't for you.
Be Seeing You - Rob. If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving isn't for you. ---------------------------------------- > Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:48:38 +0200 > From: guilhem.bonnefi...@gmail.com > To: gr...@hawley.homeip.net > CC: viking-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Viking-devel] Metric Versus Imperial Units > > Seems good for me. > But perhaps there is something more standard than a viking's property. > I see LC_MEASUREMENT variable which seems to control this aspect, but > I don't know how to use it (which standard function already convert > metric value to any other depending on this variable). > > Feel free to share your work (even in progress work). > > 2009/6/15 Greg Hawley : >> I would like to see some of the displays come up in imperial units (mph, >> miles, feet). I see a comment in viktrwlayer_prowin.c looking for a >> global way to handle units. I've started working on developing a global >> preference (similar to the way degree format is handled) to handle this. >> I've prototyped this for a couple elements in the track properties >> window and in the status updates for mouse motion. Preliminary work >> looks good. Thoughts? Concerns? Yes, editorially, I'd love to see >> everyone go metric (and I do at work), but bicycling for fun I still >> stick to imperial units. >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial >> Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited >> royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing >> server and web deployment. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects >> _______________________________________________ >> Viking-devel mailing list >> Viking-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/viking-devel >> Viking home page: http://viking.sf.net/ >> > > > > -- > Guilhem BONNEFILLE > -=- JID: gu...@im.apinc.org MSN: guilhem_bonnefi...@hotmail.com > -=- mailto:guilhem.bonnefi...@gmail.com > -=- http://nathguil.free.fr/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Are you an open source citizen? Join us for the Open Source Bridge conference! > Portland, OR, June 17-19. Two days of sessions, one day of unconference: $250. > Need another reason to go? 24-hour hacker lounge. Register today! > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;215844324;13503038;v?http://opensourcebridge.org > _______________________________________________ > Viking-devel mailing list > Viking-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/viking-devel > Viking home page: http://viking.sf.net/ _________________________________________________________________ Get the best of MSN on your mobile http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/147991039/direct/01/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Are you an open source citizen? Join us for the Open Source Bridge conference! Portland, OR, June 17-19. Two days of sessions, one day of unconference: $250. Need another reason to go? 24-hour hacker lounge. Register today! http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;215844324;13503038;v?http://opensourcebridge.org _______________________________________________ Viking-devel mailing list Viking-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/viking-devel Viking home page: http://viking.sf.net/
