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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    Re: Help needed: how to write geographic coordinates in $YOUR
From:       Kristóf_Kiszel <ulysses () kubuntu ! org>
Date:       2011-11-08 17:34:53
Message-ID: CAJYi-4u4ZShY-e7UnrwnJ9xqxFrPG_FT03=Toea9MzYCKP4m4w () mail ! gmail ! com
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Hello,

shall we send the informations on this list or in a private e-mail?

Best Regards,
Kristóf Kiszel

2011/11/8 Friedrich W. H. Kossebau <kossebau@kde.org>:
> Hi,
>
> in KDE Apps 4.8 you will be able to enter geographic coordinates in Plasma
> Runner and then have Marble show it to you.
>
> But there is a problem: the current code is only detecting coordinates where
> more or less the symbols for degree, minutes and seconds are  °, ′, and ″ and
> where the directions are given as a single word/letter (with letter the first
> letter of the word, like North, South, East and West in English).
>
> Will surely fail for some languages as I found out after looking at the
> Wikipedia pages about London in some different languages.
>
> So, to support as many languages as possible and to know what is needed, could
> you please help me with yours?
>
> Please tell me how the geographic coordinates are constructed in your
> language, and which symbols for degrees, minutes and seconds are used and
> which terms to describe the directions?
>
> Template to use:
>
> Language (in English):
> Degree symbol:
> Minutes symbol:
> Seconds symbol:
> Term(s) for North:
> Term(s) for South:
> Term(s) for East:
> Term(s) for West:
> Some example(s) (e.g. London):
>
> Examples could be also additionally in DM or D format.
>
> See also the blog post with the same request, perhaps some help with your
> language was already given:
> http://frinring.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/help-needed-how-to-write-geographic-
> coordinates-in-your-language/
>
> Cheers
> Friedrich
>
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