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<html>
<head>
<title>ConvertAll ReadMe</title>
</head>
<body>
<center>
<h1>ReadMe file for ConvertAll</h1>
<h2>a unit conversion program</h2>
<p>Written by Doug Bell<br>
Version 0.8.0<br>
March 15, 2020</p>
</center>
<h2>Contents</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="#background">Background</a></li>
<li><a href="#features">Features</a></li>
<li><a href="#legal">Legal Issues</a>
<li><a href="#sysreq">System Requirements</a>
<ul><li><a href="#linux-sys">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="#win-sys">Windows</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="#install">Installation</a>
<ul><li><a href="#linux-inst">Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="#win-inst">Windows</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="#using">Using ConvertAll</a>
<ul><li><a href="#basics">Basics</a></li>
<li><a href="#combine">Combining Units</a></li>
<li><a href="#nonlinear">Non-Linear Conversions</a></li>
<li><a href="#shortcut">Shortcuts</a></li>
<li><a href="#numbering">Numbering System Conversions</a></li>
<li><a href="#options">Options</a></li>
<li><a href="#cmdline">Command Line Usage</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="#revs">Revision History</a></li>
<li><a href="#contact">Questions, Comments, Criticisms?</a></li>
</ul>
<h2><a name="background"></a>Background</h2>
<p>Why write another unit converter? There are plenty of them out
there. Well, I couldn't find one that worked quite the way I
wanted.</p>
<p>With ConvertAll, you can combine the units any way you want. If
you want to convert from inches per decade, that's fine. Or from
meter-pounds. Or from cubic nautical miles. The units don't have to
make sense to anyone else.</p>
<p>Since I'm not in the software business, I'm making this program
free for anyone to use, distribute and modify, as long as it is not
incorporated into any proprietary programs. If you like the software,
feel free to let others know about it. And let me know what you think
- my email address is doug101 AT bellz DOT org</p>
<h2><a name="features"></a>Features</h2>
<ul>
<li>The base units for conversion may be either typed (with
auto-completion) or selected from a list.</li>
<li>As a unit is typed, the unit list is automatically filtered to
show only units with matching words.</li>
<li>In general, either a unit's full name or its abbreviation can be
used.</li>
<li>Units may be combined with the "*" and "/" operators.</li>
<li>Units may be raised to powers (squared, cubed, etc.) with the "^"
operator.</li>
<li>Units in the denominator may be grouped with parenthesis.</li>
<li>Units with non-linear scales, such as temperature, can also be
converted.</li>
<li>Recently used unit combinations may be picked from a menu.</li>
<li>Numbers may be entered on either the "From" or the "To" units
side, for conversions in both directions.</li>
<li>Basic mathematical expressions may be entered in place of
numbers.</li>
<li>Options control the formatting of numerical results.</li>
<li>The unit data includes over 500 units.</li>
<li>Conversions between various number bases (decimal, hexadecimal,
octal and binary) can be done in a separate dialog window.</li>
<li>A decimal number can be converted to fractional numbers in a
separate dialog window.</li>
<li>The format of the unit data file makes it easy to add additional
units.</li>
<li>Command line options are available to do conversions without the
GUI.</li>
<li>The user interface and the unit data are available in Catalan,
English, French, German, Russian, Spanish and Swedish.</li>
</ul>
<h2><a name="legal"></a>Legal Issues</h2>
<p>ConvertAll is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either Version 2 of the License, or (at
your option) any later version.</p>
<p>This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY. See the <tt>LICENSE</tt> file provided with
this program for more information.</p>
<h2><a name="sysreq"></a>System Requirements</h2>
<h3><a name="linux-sys"></a>Linux</h3>
<p>ConvertAll requires the following libraries:
<ul>
<li>Python (Version 3.4 or higher)</li>
<li>Qt (Version 5.4 or higher - see <a
href="http://qt-project.org">Qt Project</a> for more
information)</li>
<li>PyQt (Version 5.4 or higher - see <a
href="http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk">Riverbank</a>
for more information)</li>
</ul></p>
<h3><a name="win-sys"></a>Windows</h3>
<p>Using the files provided in the binary distribution, ConvertAll
should run on any computer running Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 or 10.</p>
<h2><a name="install"></a>Installation</h2>
<h3><a name="linux-inst"></a>Linux</h3>
<p>Extract the source files from the convertall tar file, then change to
the <tt>ConvertAll</tt> directory in a terminal. For a basic
installation, simply execute the following command as root: <tt>python
install.py</tt></p>
<p>If your distribution defaults to Python 2.x, you may need to
substitute <tt>python3</tt> for <tt>python</tt> in these commands.</p>
<p>To see all install options, use: <tt>python install.py -h</tt>. To
install ConvertAll with a different prefix (the default is
<tt>/usr/local</tt>), use: <tt>python install.py -p
/prefix/path</tt></p>
<h3><a name="win-inst"></a>Windows</h3>
<p>To install for all users, execute the
<tt>ConvertAll-x.x.x-install-all.exe</tt> file. Administrator
permissions are required.</p>
<p>To install for a single user (administrator rights are not required),
execute the <tt>ConvertAll-x.x.x-install-user.exe</tt> file.</p>
<p>For a portable install, execute the
<tt>ConvertAll-x.x.x-install-user.exe</tt> file, uncheck the shortcuts
and uninstaller tasks, and check the portable config task.</p>
<h2><a name="using"></a>Using ConvertAll</h2>
<h3><a name="basics"></a>Basics</h3>
<p>Simply type a unit name in the "From Unit" edit window. As you type,
the list below the window will be filtered to show only matching units.
Matching unit names contain words starting with the words that are
typed. Either type the complete unit name/abbreviation or hit the
return key to use the unit highlighted (blue letters) in the list. Of
course, clicking with the mouse on a unit in the list will also add the
unit to the edit window. You may also use the up and down arrow keys to
highlight nearby units from the list.</p>
<p>Repeat the unit selection in the "To Unit" edit window. When done,
if the units are compatible, the numeric edit windows below the unit
lists will activate. A number may be entered into either numeric window
and the other window will display the conversion result.</p>
<h3><a name="combine"></a>Combining Units</h3>
<p>The real strength of ConvertAll lies in its ability to combine
multiple units. Simply type the unit names with an '*' or a '/' between
them. This allows the entry of units such as "ft * lbf" or "mi / hr".
The '^' symbol may be used for exponents, such as "ft^3" or "ft * lbm /
sec^2". Negative exponents are allowed for units such as "sec^-1" (per
second), but may switch the multiplication or division symbol ("ft *
sec^-2" becomes "ft / sec^2").</p>
<p>Multiplication and division have the same precedence, so they are
evaluated left-to-right. Parenthesis may also be used to group units in
the denominator. So "m / sec / kg" can also be entered as "m / (sec *
kg)". The version with parenthesis is probably less confusing.</p>
<p>The buttons below the unit text boxes can also be used to add operators to
the active unit that is closest to the cursor. The Square and Cube buttons
will add or replace exponents. The Multiply and Divide buttons will add "*"
and "/" operators.</p>
<p>Similarly, clicking on a unit from the list generally replaces the
unit nearest the cursor.</p>
<p>The "Clear Unit" button below the operator buttons may be used to
empty the unit edit window to allow a new unit to be entered.</p>
<p>The "Filter List" button can be used to show only one type of unit in
the list. Note that this doesn't show units that could be combined to
form a type.</p>
<h3><a name="nonlinear"></a>Non-Linear Conversions</h3>
<p>The conversion of some units is non-linear. Examples of these
include the Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature scales (due to an
offset zero point) and the American Wire Gauge (logarithmic). The
non-linear units are labeled as such in the comments column.</p>
<p>These units can be converted only when they are not combined with
other units or used with an exponential operator. Otherwise the
conversion would not be meaningful.</p>
<h3><a name="shortcut"></a>Shortcuts</h3>
<p>When typing unit names, spaces are ignored, so they may be skipped.
It is also generally ignored if a plural form of the unit name is typed.
For squared and cubed units (positive exponents of 2 or 3) the "^"
symbol does not need to be typed.</p>
<p>When a partially typed unit is highlighted in the list (blue
lettering), hitting enter will complete the name. The up an down arrow
keys can be used to highlight nearby units in the list prior to hitting
enter. The unit closet to the cursor will be replaced.</p>
<p>The "Recent Unit" button opens a menu of recently used units and
unit combinations. The current unit combination is replaced with any
selections from this menu.</p>
<p>The tab key can be used to cycle between the "From" and "To" unit test
boxes and the "From" and "To" number editors.</p>
<p>The number to be converted may be entered in either the "From" or
"To" unit side. Standard or scientific notation may be used, or an
expression including the normal math operators (+, -, *, /, **) and
parenthesis may be entered.</p>
<h3><a name="numbering"></a>Numbering System Conversions</h3>
<p>The "Bases" button brings up a dialog that can convert between
various numbering system bases. There are entry boxes for decimal,
hexadecimal, octal and binary entries. A number can be entered into any
of the boxes and equivalents will be shown in the others.</p>
<p>The "Fractions" button brings up a dialog that can list fractional
equivalents for a decimal number. Type the number and press enter. The
fractions are listed in order of increasing accuracy.</p>
<h3><a name="options"></a>Options</h3>
<p>The "Options..." button allows for changing several default
settings. These settings are automatically stored so that ConvertAll
will re-start with the settings last used.</p>
<p>The first options control the display of numerical results,
including the use of scientific notation and the number of decimal
places. Be cautious about setting the number of decimal places to a
low value, which can result in a significant loss of accuracy. Six
places or higher is recommended (eight is the default).</p>
<p>There is an option to set the number of recent units to be saved.
Setting it to zero will disable the Recent Unit buttons. Another option
will automatically load the most recent previous units at startup.</p>
<p>There are options to hide the operator text buttons (first row), and
the unit buttons (second row). These can be hidden to save space
if the keyboard will be used to enter the operators.</p>
<p>Buttons are also included on the options dialog to control GUI colors
and fonts. Colors can be selected by theme or individually. Larger
fonts can be selected for use on high-resolution displays.</p>
<h3><a name="cmdline"></a>Command Line Usage</h3>
<p>Conversions may be done from the command line (Linux or DOS console)
without invoking the graphical interface. Enter the command
("convertall" on Linux, "convertall_dos" from the Windows binary), the
number, the from unit and the to unit (separated by spaces) to do the
conversion. Unit names containing spaces should be surrounded by
quotes. Or, to be prompted for each unit entry, use the "-i" option
("convertall -i" on Linux, "convertall_dos -i" from Windows).</p>
<p>After the conversion is done, ConvertAll will prompt for a new number
to do the same conversion. Or "n" can be entered to start a new
conversion, "r" to reverse the conversion or "q" to quit.</p>
<p>For a more detailed list of options, use the "-h" option ("convertall
-h" on Linux, "convertall_dos -h" on Windows).</p>
<h2><a name="revs"></a>Revision History</h2>
<h3>March 15, 2020 - Release 0.8.0</h3>
<ul><b>New Features:</b>
<li>Added a separate base conversion dialog to convert between different
base numbering systems. It converts from/to decimal, hexadecimal, octal and
binary bases.</li>
<li>Added a separate fraction conversion dialog to convert from decimal to
fractional numbers. It provides a list of fractions in order of increasing
accuracy.</li>
<li>A GUI font selection button was added to the Options dialog. This
allows larger fonts to be used for high resolution displays.</li>
<li>A new GUI color setting dialog was added to the Options dialog. It
allows a dark theme to be selected, or colors can be selected
individually.</li>
</ul>
<ul><b>Updates:</b>
<li>Added the Beaufort wind speed unit.</li>
<li>R-value thermal resistance units were added.</li>
<li>The diopter/dioptre optical power unit was added.</li>
<li>Added the rydberg and hartree energy units.</li>
<li>Added the Planck constant as a unit.</li>
<li>Slightly adjusted the conversion value of the atomic mass unit (amu) and
added the dalton synonym.</li>
<li>Slightly adjusted the conversion value of the astronomical (au) and the
parsec units.</li>
<li>Add Swedish translation (thanks to Ake Engelbrektson).</li>
<li>Add Catalan translation (thanks to Pere Orga).</li>
<li>Update the libraries used to build the Windows binaries to Python 3.8
and Qt/PyQt 5.14.</li>
</ul>
<ul><b>Bug Fixes:</b>
<li>Fixed a problem with the ConvertAll window being positioned off the
screen after major changes in resolution when using external
monitors.</li>
<li>Clarified the labels for several power-of-10 data units (KB, MB,
etc.) to show as "SI standard" rather than "IEC standard".</li>
</ul>
<h3>July 4, 2018 - Release 0.7.5</h3>
<ul><b>Updates:</b>
<li>Updated the Russian GUI and unit translation (thanks to Ivan /
vantu5z).</li>
</ul>
<ul><b>Bug Fixes:</b>
<li>Fix the tab sequence to allow tabbing between the unit edit boxes and
the numeric edit boxes.</li>
</ul>
<h3>April 4, 2018 - Release 0.7.4</h3>
<ul><b>New Features:</b>
<li>Added a desktop file to the Linux version to provide menu
entries.</li>
<li>Added an option to disable saving the window position and size at
startup.</li>
</ul>
<ul><b>Updates:</b>
<li>Added US drill bit gauge sizes as a non-linear unit.</li>
<li>Added gigabit and terabit data units.</li>
<li>Adjusted the liter per 100 km fuel economy unit definition in the
German translation to match the English version.</li>
</ul>
<h3>October 15, 2017 - Release 0.7.3</h3>
<ul><b>Updates:</b>
<li>Added the boiler horsepower unit.</li>
</ul>
<ul><b>Bug Fixes:</b>
<li>Fixed a crash if a zero value is entered when the engineering notation
option is enabled.</li>
<li>Fixed an initialization issue that caused problems with some versions of
Python.</li>
</ul>
<h3>February 20, 2017 - Release 0.7.2</h3>
<ul><b>Bug Fixes:</b>
<li>Fix a crash due to an overflow error when typing part of an exponent in
the denominator of the second unit.</li>
<li>Avoid flipping the preceding operator between multiplication and
division as a unit exponent of 0.5 is typed.</li>
</ul>
<h3>February 4, 2017 - Release 0.7.1 (Linux only)</h3>
<ul><b>Bug Fixes:</b>
<li>Replaced outdated dependency checks in the Linux installer - it now
runs checks for Qt5 libraries.</li>
<li>Fixed a timing issue in the Linux installer so that byte-compiled files
do not have old timestamps.</li>
</ul>
<h3>January 8, 2017 - Release 0.7.0</h3>
<ul><b>New Features:</b>
<li>Dual unit lists have been replaced with a single list that works
with the active unit line editor.</li>
<li>As a unit is typed, the listing of units is reduced to only include
units that match the typed words.</li>
<li>The unit list can be sorted by clicking on the column
headings.</li>
<li>The unit list can be filtered to only show units of a certain
type.</li>
<li>Simple unit exponents (positive 2 and 3) can be typed with just
the number (leaving out the "^" character).</li>
<li>Now permits decimals to be entered for unit exponents, supporting
roots of units.</li>
<li>ConvertAll has been ported from the Qt4 to the Qt5 library.</li>
</ul>
<ul><b>Updates:</b>
<li>Since the main unit list can now be searched, sorted and filtered,
the Unit Finder Dialog has been removed.</li>
<li>Added the British Std Wire Gauge non-linear unit.</li>
<li>Added the ton imperial unit.</li>
<li>Added the cable nautical unit.</li>
<li>Added the MBH (1000 Btu/hr) unit.</li>
<li>Added Cape foot, square perch and rood units.</li>
</ul>
<ul><b>Bug Fixes:</b>
<li>Corrected some unit definitions in the French translation,
including avogadro's number, lambert, poise and the gravitational
constant.</li>
</ul>
<h3>September 10, 2015 - Release 0.6.1</h3>
<ul><b>New Features:</b>
<li>Added an option to output results in engineering notation (a
version of scientific notation with exponents divisible by
three).</li>
<li>A Russian translation was added. Thanks to vantu5z for
translating.</li>
</ul>
<ul><b>Updates:</b>
<li>Added the dram mass unit.</li>
<li>Added the fluid dram and the minim volume units, in both US and
Imperial versions.</li>
<li>Added the smoot length unit.</li>
<li>Added "dm" as an abbreviation for the decimeter length unit.</li>
<li>Added "avoirdupois" to the comment column for applicable mass and
weight units.</li>
<li>Added "fresh water" to the comment column for applicable
depth-based pressure units.</li>
<li>The German translation was updated. Thanks to Thomas Helmke for
translating.
<li>Added some MSVC runtime DLL files to the Windows installers to
avoid problems on PCs that do not already have them.</li>
<li>Clarified some dependency checker error messages in the Linux
installer.</li>
</ul>
<ul><b>Bug Fixes:</b>
<li>Fixed an error in the unit data formula for the AWG area
unit.</li>
<li>Changed the value of the caliber unit to be equivalent to inches
(typical written usage), not hundredths of an inch (typical verbal
usage).</li>
</ul>
<h3>February 1, 2014 - Release 0.6.0</h3>
<ul><b>New Features:</b>
<li>ConvertAll has been ported from Python 2 to Python 3. This
porting includes some code cleanup.</li>
<li>Added an option to automatically load the last used units at
startup.</li>
<li>Added an introductory tip dialog box that explains combined units.
There is also an option to hide this dialog.</li>
<li>There is an additional Windows installer for users without
administrator rights and for portable installations.</li>
<li>Added a Windows installer option to add a config file to the
program's directory for portable installations. If that file is
present, no config files will be written to users' directories.</li>
</ul>
<ul><b>Updates:</b>
<li>The Windows binaries are built using more recent Python, Qt and
PyQt libraries.</li>
<li>The user interface and unit data language translations are now
included in the main installation files.</li>
<li>Added the long ton unit (Imperial version of the ton).</li>
<li>Added the kilopond unit as a synonym of kilogram-force.</li>
<li>Added the micron of Hg pressure unit.</li>
<li>Added the lunar distance (LD) astronomical distance unit.</li>
<li>Added the rack unit (height of an electrical rack).</li>
<li>Added the versta Russian length unit.</li>
</ul>
<ul><b>Bug Fixes:</b>
<li>Fixed the operation of the "Clear" button in the Unit Finder
dialog.</li>
<li>Fixed a problem with the definition of the BTU unit in the French
translation.</li>
</ul>
<h3>November 2, 2011 - Release 0.5.2</h3>
<ul><b>Updates:</b>
<li>Added the microliter volume unit.</li>
<li>Added the galileo acceleration unit.</li>
<li>Added the stremma land area unit.</li>
</ul>
<ul><b>Bug Fixes:</b>
<li>Changed the method of identifying a "unitless" portion of a unit
to avoid falsely reporting incompatibility between some units when
using language translations.</li>
</ul>
<h3>March 31, 2011 - Release 0.5.1</h3>
<ul><b>Updates:</b>
<li>Added the link length unit.</li>
<li>Added US survey variations of the mile and chain length
units.</li>
<li>Added the centigray radiation dose unit.</li>
<li>Use DOS newline characters in the Windows version of the unit data
file for easier editing by users.</li>
</ul>
<ul><b>Bug Fixes:</b>
<li>Fixed incorrect definition of the rad radiation dose unit (it was
off by a factor of 10).</li>
</ul>
<h3>May 2, 2010 - Translation Update 0.5.0b</h3>
<ul><b>Updates:</b>
<li>Added a Spanish translation. The French and German translations
remain unchanged.</li>
</ul>
<h3>April 23, 2010 - Release 0.5.0</h3>
<ul><b>New Features:</b>
<li>Multiplication and division operators now have the same
precedence. In previous versions of ConvertAll, a series of units
after a division symbol were assumed to be in the denominator. Now, a
division operator only affects the unit (or the unit group in
parenthesis) immediately after the operator.</li>
<li>Parenthesis are now supported to group units in the denominator of
a combined unit. For example, ""m / sec / kg" can also be entered as
"m / (sec * kg)".</li>
<li>"Recent Unit" buttons have been added that open a menu of recently
used units and unit combinations. A unit selected from the menu will
replace the current unit combination. There is also a new option
dialog entry that controls the maximum length of this menu.</li>
</ul>
<ul><b>Updates:</b>
<li>Added the tonne force metric force unit.</li>
<li>Added hundredweight long and hundredweight short mass units.</li>
<li>Added an American Wire Gauge (AWG) area unit in addition to the
existing AWG diameter unit.</li>
<li>Added the tonne oil equivalent and the tonne coal equivalent
energy units.</li>
<li>Added the ton refrigeration power unit.</li>
<li>Added the darcy and millidarcy permeability units.</li>
<li>French and German translations have been added for the user
interface and the unit data. To use them, download and install the
"convertall-i18n..." file for your platform (in addition to installing
the standard ConvertAll package).</li>
</ul>
<ul><b>Bug Fixes:</b>
<li>Fixed problems with running in the command line mode from Linux
consoles without X11 present.</li>
</ul>
<h3>September 24, 2009 - Release 0.4.3</h3>
<ul><b>New Features:</b>
<li>Prepared ConvertAll for translation efforts by properly handling
Unicode characters in unit data and by marking internal program
strings for translation. Volunteers for translating ConvertAll into
other languages are welcome.</li>
</ul>
<ul><b>Updates:</b>
<li>Added solar mass and pennyweight mass units.</li>
<li>Added therm and thermie energy units.</li>
<li>Added gauss and maxwell magnetic units.</li>
<li>Added the US survey foot length unit.</li>
<li>Added the mpg imp mileage unit.</li>
<li>Changed the value of the point unit from the old American point to
the more modern desktop publishing point.</li>
</ul>
<ul><b>Bug Fixes:</b>
<li>A critical QString conversion bug that caused ConvertAll to not
run with the latest version of PyQt (4.5.4) was fixed.</li>
<li>Command line quiet mode was fixed to avoid an interactive prompt
when bad unit data is entered.</li>
</ul>
<h3>May 28, 2008 - Release 0.4.2</h3>
<ul><b>Updates:</b>
<li>Added the "liter per 100 km" unit for fuel consumption.</li>
</ul>
<ul><b>Bug Fixes:</b>
<li>Changed the "mach" unit from 331.46 m/s to 340.29 m/s. It is now
correct for STP conditions (15 degrees C). The previous value was for
0 degrees C.</li>
<li>Fixed a bug that could hide messages about errors in a manually
edited unit data file.</li>
</ul>
<h3>January 22, 2008 - Release 0.4.1</h3>
<ul><b>New Features:</b>
<li>An optional command line mode was added to do conversions without
the graphical interface. Enter the command ("convertall"), the
number, the from unit and the to unit (separated by spaces) to do the
conversion. For a more detailed list of options, enter "convertall
-h" on the command line.</li>
</ul>
<ul><b>Updates:</b>
<li>The icon used for ConvertAll has been updated. Thanks to Ricardo
Berlasso for the new artwork.</li>
<li>Alternate units have been added for kilobyte, megabyte, etc.,
marked "IEC std". These convert using powers of 10, rather than
powers of 2.</li>
<li>Troy pounds and troy ounces have been added.</li>
<li>Gigapascal, hectopascal and megabar have been added.</li>
<li>Hogshead units for wine and beer have been added.</li>
<li>The Swedish mil unit of distance has been added.</li>
<li>The Thai rai and ngaan units of land area have been added.</li>
</ul>
<h3>October 5, 2006 - Release 0.4.0</h3>
<ul><b>New Features:</b>
<li>ConvertAll was ported to the Qt4 library. This involved a
significant rewrite of the code. The previous versions used Qt3.x on
Linux and Qt2.3 on Windows. Benefits include updated widgets and
removal of the non-commercial license exception in Windows.</li>
</ul>
<ul><b>Updates:</b>
<li>On Windows, the ConvertAll.ini file has been moved from the
installation directory to a location under the "Documents and
Settings" folder. This avoids problems on multi-user systems and for
users with limited access rights.</li>
</ul>
<h3>October 5, 2006 - Release 0.3.2</h3>
<ul><b>Updates:</b>
<li>Added Imperial (UK) gallons, quarts, pints and fluid ounces.</li>
<li>Added gigagram and teragram units.</li>
<li>Added the pound-mole unit and clarified that the existing mole is
a gram-mole.</li>
</ul>
<h3>February 14, 2005 - Release 0.3.1</h3>
<ul><b>Updates:</b>
<li>Added the decare unit for land area.</li>
<li>The Linux installer has been updated to be more robust and give
more install directory options.</li>
</ul>
<ul><b>Bug Fixes:</b>
<li>The barn unit, used in particle physics, was corrected. It had
been incorrectly listed as a length unit instead of an area unit.</li>
</ul>
<h3>March 11, 2004 - Release 0.3.0</h3>
<ul><b>New Features:</b>
<li>A unit finder window was added to allow the unit list to be
filtered and searched.</li>
<li>The size and position of the main and finder windows are now saved
at exit.</li>
<li>A new option allows the operator text entry buttons (x, /, ^2, ^3
and Clear Unit) to be hidden.</li>
<li>An install program has been added for windows.</li>
</ul>
<ul><b>Bug Fixes:</b>
<li>Fixed Linux install script problems with certain versions of
Python.</li>
</ul>
<h3>November 18, 2003 - Release 0.2.4</h3>
<ul><b>Updates:</b>
<li>Keyboard shortcuts and tab-focus order for the main dialog have
been improved.</li>
<li>An install script was added for Linux and Unix systems.</li>
<li>The windows build now uses Python version 2.3 and PyQt version
3.8.</li>
</ul>
<h3>March 24, 2003 - Release 0.2.3</h3>
<ul><b>Updates:</b>
<li>When an expression using division is entered for the number to be
converted, floating point division is now used even if the entries are
integers (Python 2.2 or greater only).</li>
<li>Mouse wheels are now supported in the unit lists.</li>
<li>Icon files are now provided with the distribution files.</li>
</ul>
<h3>May 28, 2002 - Release 0.2.2a</h3>
<ul><b>Bug Fixes:</b>
<li>A fix of the Windows binary only. Fixes major problems by
upgrading the library version to PyQt 3.2.4.</li>
</ul>
<h3>May 16, 2002 - Release 0.2.2</h3>
<ul><b>Updates:</b>
<li>ConvertAll has been ported to Qt 3.x. It now works with both Qt
2.x and 3.x using the same source code.</li>
<li>The help/readme file has been rewritten and now includes section
links.</li>
<li>The binaries for windows have been updated to Python 2.2 and PyQt
3.2 (but are still using Qt 2.3 Non-commercial).</li>
</ul>
<h3>September 17, 2001 - Release 0.2.1</h3>
<ul><b>Bug Fixes:</b>
<li>Some window captions and icons were corrected.</li>
<li>A window maximizing bug was fixed.</li>
</ul>
<h3>August 20, 2001 - Release 0.2.0</h3>
<ul><b>New Features:</b>
<li>A major rewrite was done of the conversion engine.</li>
<li>A new data file format makes it easier to add and verify
units.</li>
<li>The unit name and abbreviation are now listed separately for
better sorting and searching.</li>
<li>Entering of units has been improved by changing operator
precedence, by ignoring spaces and plurals, and by changing the
partial selection list highlight.</li>
<li>An expression can now be used for the number to be
converted.</li>
</ul>
<ul><b>Updates:</b>
<li>Many additional units were added to the database.</li>
<li>For MS Windows users, the binary files were upgraded to PyQt
Version 2.5.</li>
</ul>
<h3>August 10, 2001 - Release 0.1.1</h3>
<ul><b>New Features:</b>
<li>Added color controls to the options dialog.</li>
</ul>
<ul><b>Updates:</b>
<li>The convertall.ini file on windows was moved to the program
directory.</li>
</ul>
<ul><b>Bug Fixes:</b>
<li>Fixed problems with using the same unit twice in a combined
unit.</li>
<li>Fixed an occasional shutdown when auto-completing.</li>
<li>Fixed a problem with the updating of the unit label.</li>
</ul>
<h3>July 28, 2001 - Release 0.1.0</h3>
<ul>
<p>Initial release.</p>
</ul>
<h2><a name="contact"></a>Questions, Comments, Criticisms?</h2>
<p>I can be contacted by email at: doug101 AT bellz DOT org<br> I
welcome any feedback, including reports of any bugs you find. Also, you
can periodically check back to <a
href="http://www.bellz.org">www.bellz.org</a> for any updates.</p>
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