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.
With the ConvertAll software, users will be able to combine the units any way they 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.
· The base units for conversion may be either typed (with auto-completion) or selected from a list.
· Units may be selected using either an abbreviation or a full name.
· Units may be combined with the "*" and "/" operators.
· Units may be raised to powers with the "^" operator.
· Units with non-linear scales, such as temperature, can also be converted.
· A unit list may be filtered and searched
· Numbers may be entered on either the "From" or the "To" units side, for conversions in both directions.
· Basic mathematical expressions may be entered in place of numbers.
· Options control the formatting of numerical results.
· The unit data includes over 400 units.
· The format of the unit data file makes it easy to add additional units.
· Command line options are available to do conversions without the GUI.
What's New in This Release:
· 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.
· 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)".
· "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