Hi Kent, Will we live to see a common worldwide date format AND measurement system? ;-) You were right about the ambiguous dates. I changed it to a more clear variant and start working on a better metric/imperial handling of my program.
Regards Erik Am 02.01.2014 19:02, schrieb Kent A. Reed: > On 01/02/2014 10:40 AM, Niemand Sonst wrote: >> Will you localize it? Here in Germany we are used to give a "," as >> decimal separator, your GUI says 0,12 is not a number. > Ah, yes, the problem of localization. I've seen ISO committees come to > blows over this. > > Check the Python locale module. There's all sorts of goodies hidden in > its dictionary. Just be careful to preserve the use of the full-stop > separator in the emitted G-code:-) > > When I was first participating in ISO committees in the 1980s, I admit I > was taken aback by the different conventions. I would write 1,234,567.89 > and my German colleagues would object that I meant 1.234.567,89 Ok, I > get it! > > I was told during conversation in the bar after one of these meetings > that the switch to using a comma instead of a full stop to indicate a > decimal point arose from a German law case involving an old handwritten > will with a substantial legacy which appeared to be ambiguous. This > explanation is so weird it just might be true. Anybody know? > > Then there's the matter of representing dates. Erik's site tells me he > published this script on 2/1/2014. I had to think twice! > > By the way, Erik, you have an attractive, well-organized website. Props > for posting MD5SUM results for your program codes. > > Regards, > Kent > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT > organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance > affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your > Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > -- > mailto:[email protected] > http://home.mnet-online.de/erikschuster ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
