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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    Re: Help needed: how to write geographic coordinates in $YOUR
From:       Sveinn í Felli <sveinki () nett ! is>
Date:       2011-11-09 8:18:35
Message-ID: 20111109081913.7B78C1AF6DE0 () postbox ! kde ! org
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Hi.

Language (in English): Icelandic
Degree symbol:  °
Minutes symbol: ' (single quotation)
Seconds symbol: " (quote symbol)

Term(s) for North: N - Norður
Term(s) for South: S - Suður
Term(s) for East: A - Austur
Term(s) for West: V - Vestur

Some example(s) (e.g. London):
London: breidd 51 °30'26" N, lengd 0 °7'39" V (lat./lon. are 
prefixed)
Sydney: 33 °31'56" S, 151 °12'40" A

English-style notation, like 35 °10'46.42" N, 129 °4'32.31" A 
is also accepted.

Best regards,
Sveinn í Felli

>> 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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