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UnitConv

The Iconbar


The iconbar icon

Clicking SELECT or ADJUST on the iconbar icon will open one of the conversion dialogues. Which dialogue is actually opened will be determined by the settings in the application Choices dialogue, described below.

The iconbar icon menu

ibarmenu.png - 12Kb The iconbar menu is as shown. The options available are:

Info

Sliding right off this option opens the standard application information window, which also contains a button to take you to the download site.

Help...

Opens the HTML manual (which you are currently reading) in a browser.

Convert units...

This will open the main unit conversion window. If the window is already open, then the window should be brought to the front. Full details of this window are given here.

Bin/Oct/Hex/Dec...

This will open the binary/octal/hexadecimal/decimal window. If the window is already open, then the window should be brought to the front. Full details of this window are given here.

Image sizes...

This will open the image size calculator. If the window is already open, then the window should be brought to the front. Full details of this window are given here.

Gases...

This opens a dialogue that allows the calculation of collision frequencies, velocities, and mean free paths of gaseous molecules. Full details of this window are given here.

Choices...

Choices dialogueSelecting this option opens the application choices dialogue. There are three action buttons at the foot of the dialogue. Set will apply the choices with immediate effect. However, any changes made will last only until UnitConv is quit. Save will apply the choices with immediate effect, and will also save the settings so they will be reloaded when UnitConv is run on another occasion. Cancel will simply close the dialogue, and any alterations made will be ignored.

In the Image size section you can choose

  • The dpi value to use when UnitConv starts
  • The size units (pixel, mm or inch) selected when UnitConv starts

In the Clicks on iconbar icon section, you can choose which conversion window will open when you click SELECT or ADJUST on the iconbar icon.

The final option Show 'Gas mark' in temperature, when selected, will result in an additional item appearing in the temperature conversion set, that will show the 'gas mark' corresponding to particular temperatures. Outwith the normal oven range, (gas mark 1/4 to 9), the field will show n/a.

Edit units data...

This leads to a dialogue which allows the unit conversion data to be edited, from simply correcting typing errors in the default conversions, to adding completely new groups of conversions. Full details of this dialogue are given here.

Quit

This closes the application, removing the application icon from the iconbar.

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These pages are best viewed in a CSS compliant browser. For RISC OS, Netsurf would be the browser of choice.

UnitConv is © Chris Johnson, 2012
Email:chris@chris-johnson.org.uk