Yes, but what I mean is the user interface for wikipedia readers so
that it's easier for them to understand what the value is. I think
this issue has 2 parts.
One is implementation in user interface for readers (probably some js
widget that pop up, when you roll over the unit, allowing you to
immediately convert it or change the default preferences) who are
reading articles on wikipedia or any other wmf project.
The other part is the implementation of this for editors. It could
either use wikidata as backend, which probably is a good solution
here, or just some magic word like {{DYNAMICUNIT|unit_type=value}} etc
etc.
I think that best would be combination of both wikidata and magic,
because most of wikipedia editors aren't familiar with wikidata at all
and may find it complicated to insert the values directly in there. If
wikidata was the only option, it would need to be EXTREMELY simple for
users to insert the value into article with a 0 need for any knowledge
of how wikidata works, otherwise nobody is going to use it.
On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 10:28 AM, Gerard Meijssen
<gerard.meijs...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hoi,
> The best place for such an effort would be Wikidata.. There are many units
> that could do with some TLC. Particularly with the arrival of values in
> Wikidata it is expedient to do this.
>
> One other area where attention would be relevant are dates.. Did you know
> that some calendars (that are used) have cycles of sixty years ??
> Thanks,
> Gerard
>
>
> On 17 January 2014 09:59, Petr Bena <benap...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> there could be even some cool javascript based toolbar that would
>> allow people to switch the unit, or see unit hint when they roll over
>> the text
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 9:58 AM, Petr Bena <benap...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > .Hi,
>> >
>> > There are many articles on wikipedia that contain different units.
>> > Some use cm, that are common in europe, other use inches that are more
>> > widely used in US, same with other unit types.
>> >
>> > I think it would be cool if an extension was created which would allow
>> > everyone to specify what units they prefer, and the values in articles
>> > would be converted automatically based on preference.
>> >
>> > For example you would say the object has width of {{unit|cm=20}} and
>> > people who prefer cm would see 20 cm in article text, but people who
>> > prefer inches would see 7.87 inch. This could be even based on
>> > geolocation for IP users
>> >
>> > What do you think?
>>
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