From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Harris, Bill" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#35608: 26.2; Calc temperature conversions Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 14:52:15 +0000 Message-ID: References: <855zqexvc6.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: blaine.gmane.org; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:195.159.176.226"; logging-data="180660"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@blaine.gmane.org" Cc: Mauro Aranda , "35608@debbugs.gnu.org" <35608@debbugs.gnu.org> To: "npostavs@gmail.com" Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon May 13 16:59:47 2019 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1hQCQd-000krm-5N for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 13 May 2019 16:59:47 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58718 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hQCQc-0001bb-4h for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 13 May 2019 10:59:46 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:45420) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hQCPz-0001Fn-JO for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 13 May 2019 10:59:08 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hQCK6-0003f8-5F for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 13 May 2019 10:53:03 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:60607) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hQCK6-0003ey-1v for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 13 May 2019 10:53:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hQCK5-0004FV-Uy for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 13 May 2019 10:53:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: "Harris, Bill" Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 14:53:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 35608 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: notabug Original-Received: via spool by 35608-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B35608.155775914516271 (code B ref 35608); Mon, 13 May 2019 14:53:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 35608) by debbugs.gnu.org; 13 May 2019 14:52:25 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:45917 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hQCJV-0004EN-9D for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 13 May 2019 10:52:25 -0400 Original-Received: from mail.snopud.com ([139.138.102.25]:20102) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hQCJS-0004E6-O5 for 35608@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 13 May 2019 10:52:24 -0400 Original-Received: from MBXP02.snopud.com ([fe80::4020:ee0e:8499:c60d]) by HUBCASP02.snopud.com ([::1]) with mapi id 14.03.0439.000; Mon, 13 May 2019 07:52:16 -0700 Thread-Topic: bug#35608: 26.2; Calc temperature conversions Thread-Index: AQHVCZsniL69zFTC7ka8VTKMPOqiqaZpI4Rg In-Reply-To: <855zqexvc6.fsf@gmail.com> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US x-originating-ip: [192.168.231.75] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 209.51.188.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:159184 Archived-At: RTM, as they say. Thanks! -----Original Message----- From: npostavs@gmail.com =20 Sent: Monday, May 13, 2019 7:50 AM To: Harris, Bill Cc: Mauro Aranda ; 35608@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#35608: 26.2; Calc temperature conversions CAUTION: THIS EMAIL IS FROM AN EXTERNAL SENDER. Do not click on links or open attachments if the sender is unknown or the e= mail is suspect. ________________________________ close 35608 quit "Harris, Bill" writes: > Thank you, Mauro. I thought it gave absolute temperatures in previous=20 > versions (26.1, for example), but I just checked on version 25.1, and=20 > it, too, does as you say. Right, see also (info "(calc) Basic Operations on Units") or = , which has exactly this example conversion: The 'u c' command treats temperature units (like 'degC' and 'K') as relative temperatures. For example, 'u c' converts '10 degC' to '18 degF': A change of 10 degrees Celsius corresponds to a change of 18 degrees Fahrenheit. To convert absolute temperatures, you can use the 'u t' ('calc-convert-temperature') command. The value on the stack mus= t be a simple units expression with units of temperature only. This command would convert '10 degC' to '50 degF', the equivalent temperatur= e on the Fahrenheit scale.