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I have created a new Convert subtemplate, {{ Convert/num}}, which displays the same number+fraction amounts, but uses only 2 subtemplates (rather than 4 subtemplates) to handle all types of fractions. Compare:
At some point, when the testing seems complete, we can replace the contents of {Convert/numdisp} from {Convert/num}, to bypass the 2 extra number-display subtemplates (Convert/numdisp/a and Convert/numdisp/frac1), in hundreds of articles . - Wikid77 ( talk) 17:16, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
I replaced {{ DMS2Deg}} in the see also section because it substantially duplicates {{ Decdeg}} and it has a bug for values between 0° and -0°59'59". – droll [chat] 22:12, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
Which one is right? 22 mm (0.866 in) or 0.865 in (22 mm) thereverse of one the other does not entirely coincide. Peter Horn User talk 15:02, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
{{
convert|22|mm|in|3}}
22 mm (0.866 in)It is not always easy to determine what was the original value, however your explantion makes sense. Peter Horn User talk 16:02, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
Rounding these conversion to the rearest 5 mph or km/h 285 km/h (180 mph) or 175 mph (280 km/h)/180 mph (290 km/h) as the case may be, would that be possible? This would be to fill a technical need for the windspeed article and all the cyclone huricane and tornado articles. For a sample see Talk:Cyclone Gonu#Wind speeds and convert Peter Horn User talk 21:03, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
In the article Deepwater Horizon oil spill there is a need for volume converting with multiply output values. More particularly, there is a need to show the spill and collection units in oil barrels, US gallons and cubic meters. This template converts oil barrels into US gallons and liters (e.g. {{convert|12000| to|100000|oilbbl|USgal L||abbr=none}} but it does not work if liters are replaced by cubic meters. It also does not works if input value is given in US gallons. Could anybody modify this template to make these conversions possible? The discussion about units is available here. Thank you. Beagel ( talk) 18:10, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
is there a way to do specific impulse conversion from sec to kn/kg? i don't see it in the list of supported units and it would be useful for the standard infobox on the assorted rocket pages. Seanmcd27 ( talk) 17:46, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
for: A514 steel#A514 A514 steel#A517 Peter Horn User talk 13:54, 14 May 2010 (UTC) Peter Horn User talk 23:54, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
ksi
will give you kilopounds (force) per square inch.
JIMp
talk·
cont
23:51, 14 June 2010 (UTC)There's a need for a conversion between the metric and English units used to express basal area– that is, between ft2 ac-1 and m2 ha-1. The conversion factors are:
As per here. I'd do it myself but I don't think I have the technical expertise. Much appreciated. Minnecologies ( talk) 03:06, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
m2/ha
and sqft/acre
How do I use both properties? The abbreviation parameter overrides the adjective parameter. - ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ τ ¢ 16:58, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Some wikis don't like conversion templates. See User talk:Peter Horn/Archive 2#Templates for their "arguments" and "reasons". I'm all for them becase the use avoids conversion errors that often occur when the conversion is done on a calculator, or worse yet on a slide rule, outside of Wikipedia. Peter Horn User talk 20:51, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
In Banksia prionotes#Response to fire "longhand conversions" 265 °C (510 °F), 330 °C (625 °F), 340 °C (645 °F) and 500 °C (930 °F) compared to 265 °C (509 °F), 330 °C (626 °F), 340 °C (644 °F) and 500 °C (932 °F). The latter were rolled back. However, note the dicrepencies. This is the reason why template:conversion should be used. Peter Horn User talk 01:55, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
I recall there being a parameter to change the standard separator from parentheses to "/", but it seems to have disappeared from the documentation. Has the feature been removed or is it just not documented? The kind of thing I'm looking for is to change the standard "1 mile (1.6 km)" to "1 mile/1.6 km" so I can use the conversion inside an already parenthesised piece of text. Astronaut ( talk) 06:34, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
disp=or
e.g 1 mi or 1.6 km instead? A slash looks too much like a division.
JIMp
talk·
cont
08:33, 16 June 2010 (UTC)Would it be possible to round temperature conversions to the nearest 5 °C or 5 °F? Peter Horn User talk 22:25, 15 June 2010 (UTC) Fixed typo. Peter Horn User talk 22:27, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi
there seems to be a problem with the conversion used on the Deepwater disaster page
The conversion seems to have placed a carriage return just before the closing parenthesis.
Can someone have a look and try and fix it please
Thanks... Chaosdruid ( talk) 08:07, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
<br />
in the page source that would do this, nor in fact on my browser they symptom you describe. Can you pin down which conversion? It could just be that a
might be needed instead of a breaking space, are you sure it is right before the closing parenthesis, or is it between the number and the unit? (Or is it a dimensionless unit?)
Si Trew (
talk)
07:35, 16 June 2010 (UTC)Is it possible to convert route kilometres to route miles (and vice versa), i.e. as used on transport systems (and usually distinguished from track miles on railways with multiple tracks?) Of course the conversion is the same as for km to/from mile, is it possible to change the displayed labels? Otherwise it leads me to need rather unnatural rewording (this time in Old Rouen tramway), or of course a hand-conversion (not difficult I know). I can never get the hang of those display= options, help would be appreciated. Si Trew ( talk) 12:55, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
In Ton#Ton of TNT a convert for 1 kcal, 4.184 kilo joules Peter Horn User talk 00:53, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
Peter Horn User talk 23:56, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
Compare 3 in (76 mm), 3 in (76.2 mm), 3 in (76 mm) and 3 in (76 mm). Could the last one be adjusted some way to give a 75 mm output instead of 76 mm, perhaps with |disp=5| ? Peter Horn User talk 15:07, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
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I have created a new Convert subtemplate, {{ Convert/num}}, which displays the same number+fraction amounts, but uses only 2 subtemplates (rather than 4 subtemplates) to handle all types of fractions. Compare:
At some point, when the testing seems complete, we can replace the contents of {Convert/numdisp} from {Convert/num}, to bypass the 2 extra number-display subtemplates (Convert/numdisp/a and Convert/numdisp/frac1), in hundreds of articles . - Wikid77 ( talk) 17:16, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
I replaced {{ DMS2Deg}} in the see also section because it substantially duplicates {{ Decdeg}} and it has a bug for values between 0° and -0°59'59". – droll [chat] 22:12, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
Which one is right? 22 mm (0.866 in) or 0.865 in (22 mm) thereverse of one the other does not entirely coincide. Peter Horn User talk 15:02, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
{{
convert|22|mm|in|3}}
22 mm (0.866 in)It is not always easy to determine what was the original value, however your explantion makes sense. Peter Horn User talk 16:02, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
Rounding these conversion to the rearest 5 mph or km/h 285 km/h (180 mph) or 175 mph (280 km/h)/180 mph (290 km/h) as the case may be, would that be possible? This would be to fill a technical need for the windspeed article and all the cyclone huricane and tornado articles. For a sample see Talk:Cyclone Gonu#Wind speeds and convert Peter Horn User talk 21:03, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
In the article Deepwater Horizon oil spill there is a need for volume converting with multiply output values. More particularly, there is a need to show the spill and collection units in oil barrels, US gallons and cubic meters. This template converts oil barrels into US gallons and liters (e.g. {{convert|12000| to|100000|oilbbl|USgal L||abbr=none}} but it does not work if liters are replaced by cubic meters. It also does not works if input value is given in US gallons. Could anybody modify this template to make these conversions possible? The discussion about units is available here. Thank you. Beagel ( talk) 18:10, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
is there a way to do specific impulse conversion from sec to kn/kg? i don't see it in the list of supported units and it would be useful for the standard infobox on the assorted rocket pages. Seanmcd27 ( talk) 17:46, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
for: A514 steel#A514 A514 steel#A517 Peter Horn User talk 13:54, 14 May 2010 (UTC) Peter Horn User talk 23:54, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
ksi
will give you kilopounds (force) per square inch.
JIMp
talk·
cont
23:51, 14 June 2010 (UTC)There's a need for a conversion between the metric and English units used to express basal area– that is, between ft2 ac-1 and m2 ha-1. The conversion factors are:
As per here. I'd do it myself but I don't think I have the technical expertise. Much appreciated. Minnecologies ( talk) 03:06, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
m2/ha
and sqft/acre
How do I use both properties? The abbreviation parameter overrides the adjective parameter. - ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ τ ¢ 16:58, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Some wikis don't like conversion templates. See User talk:Peter Horn/Archive 2#Templates for their "arguments" and "reasons". I'm all for them becase the use avoids conversion errors that often occur when the conversion is done on a calculator, or worse yet on a slide rule, outside of Wikipedia. Peter Horn User talk 20:51, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
In Banksia prionotes#Response to fire "longhand conversions" 265 °C (510 °F), 330 °C (625 °F), 340 °C (645 °F) and 500 °C (930 °F) compared to 265 °C (509 °F), 330 °C (626 °F), 340 °C (644 °F) and 500 °C (932 °F). The latter were rolled back. However, note the dicrepencies. This is the reason why template:conversion should be used. Peter Horn User talk 01:55, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
I recall there being a parameter to change the standard separator from parentheses to "/", but it seems to have disappeared from the documentation. Has the feature been removed or is it just not documented? The kind of thing I'm looking for is to change the standard "1 mile (1.6 km)" to "1 mile/1.6 km" so I can use the conversion inside an already parenthesised piece of text. Astronaut ( talk) 06:34, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
disp=or
e.g 1 mi or 1.6 km instead? A slash looks too much like a division.
JIMp
talk·
cont
08:33, 16 June 2010 (UTC)Would it be possible to round temperature conversions to the nearest 5 °C or 5 °F? Peter Horn User talk 22:25, 15 June 2010 (UTC) Fixed typo. Peter Horn User talk 22:27, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi
there seems to be a problem with the conversion used on the Deepwater disaster page
The conversion seems to have placed a carriage return just before the closing parenthesis.
Can someone have a look and try and fix it please
Thanks... Chaosdruid ( talk) 08:07, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
<br />
in the page source that would do this, nor in fact on my browser they symptom you describe. Can you pin down which conversion? It could just be that a
might be needed instead of a breaking space, are you sure it is right before the closing parenthesis, or is it between the number and the unit? (Or is it a dimensionless unit?)
Si Trew (
talk)
07:35, 16 June 2010 (UTC)Is it possible to convert route kilometres to route miles (and vice versa), i.e. as used on transport systems (and usually distinguished from track miles on railways with multiple tracks?) Of course the conversion is the same as for km to/from mile, is it possible to change the displayed labels? Otherwise it leads me to need rather unnatural rewording (this time in Old Rouen tramway), or of course a hand-conversion (not difficult I know). I can never get the hang of those display= options, help would be appreciated. Si Trew ( talk) 12:55, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
In Ton#Ton of TNT a convert for 1 kcal, 4.184 kilo joules Peter Horn User talk 00:53, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
Peter Horn User talk 23:56, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
Compare 3 in (76 mm), 3 in (76.2 mm), 3 in (76 mm) and 3 in (76 mm). Could the last one be adjusted some way to give a 75 mm output instead of 76 mm, perhaps with |disp=5| ? Peter Horn User talk 15:07, 25 June 2010 (UTC)