Re: [O] [PATCH] getting calc-units working in table formulas

[Eric Abrahamsen]

Nicolas Goaziou <address@hidden> writes:

> Hello,
>
> Eric Abrahamsen <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Here's the doc patch, hope all is in order.
>
> Thanks. Some comments follow.
>
>> +Calc also comes with support for unit calculations, via the 
>> @code{calc-units}
>> +package.  For a complete list of recognized units, call
>> address@hidden  Units can be specified with or without a space
>> +between the number and the unit name, eg @samp{2 ft} is the same as
>
> "eg" -> "e.g.,"
>
>> address@hidden  Rates are handled automatically: multiplying @samp{3 m/s} by 
>> two
>> +will give @samp{6 m / s}.  By default, @code{calc-units} only defines one
>> +units-related function for use in tables, @code{usimplify}, which can take 
>> an
>> +expression such as @samp{42 km / 2.5 h} and return @samp{16.8 km / hr}.
>> +Another useful function to define might be @code{math-convert-units},
>> eg:
>
> Ditto.
>
>> address@hidden
>> +(defmath uconv (expr target-units &optional pure)
>> +  (math-convert-units expr target-units pure))
>> address@hidden example
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> I think you should use @lisp instead of @example here.
>
>> +Which would allow you to use @samp{uconv($1, ft)} to, for example, convert a
>> +distance specified in the cell @samp{$1} into feet.  The optional
>> 'pure
>
> @code{pure} instead of 'pure

Thanks for the notes -- here's another version.

Eric

0001-Mention-calc-units-in-the-spreadsheet-documentation.patch
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