WW Firefox extension

frd · **Joined:** Mon May 08, 2006 8:45 pm **Posts:** 1452

Hi all,
as an avid WW reader I have a problem (well more than one :lol:

but let's focus on this one).
Weight weenies is about weights, in most threads we discuss weight of components.
Unfortunately nowadays the world is split in two: those who use metric units (:thumbup:) and those who use imperial units (:roll:).

To a lazy boy like me this means ending up switching to google all the time to write stuff like http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=& ... tnG=Search , but at some point it starts getting annoying.

To solve the problem I am writing a Firefox extension that automatically converts units.
The idea is to simply replace every occurrence of "xy lbs" with "xy lbs (zw kg)" in the complete text (and of course the opposite for you overseas folks).

I have a first working version (still some bugs to correct), but I'm interested to hear suggestions.
What do you thing? Would someone find it useful? Should I also implement conversion for other units?

Happy rides
Frenk

Alfie · **Posted:** Fri Nov 03, 2006 4:35 pm

Great idea :!:

it's usefull to have it in your toolbar just like the forecastfox extension.

an other sugestion is to use the converter on the WW-site :!:

(just an idea)

Alfie

frd · **Joined:** Mon May 08, 2006 8:45 pm **Posts:** 1452

good idea. In fact it's just a very small javascript function and it could be very easily embedded in the weight weenies website (just add the function in the page <head> and then add <body>)

Hi|ikus · **Posted:** Sat Nov 04, 2006 6:06 am

Possibly a distance/speed conversion, Miles per hour to kilometers per hour. Great work regardless. :thumbup:

2 wheels · **Joined:** Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:56 am **Posts:** 4907

Good idea frenk, actually I have had the same idea myself.

Are you familiar with the "Change" Firefox extension?
It does something similar to what you want but just with currency conversions instead of unit conversions.
You might find it useful for inspiration, maybe the two tools could even be integrated into one, so you could wither choose between currency conversion or diffferent unit conversions.
Check it out here: http://www.c-est-simple.com/change/

I use it all the time to convert between different currencies and it even automatically updates conversion rates on a daily basis.

collideous · **Joined:** Tue Nov 29, 2005 5:53 am **Posts:** 476

Simple bookmarklet, see lbs2kg.

frd · **Joined:** Mon May 08, 2006 8:45 pm **Posts:** 1452

collideous wrote:

Simple bookmarklet, see lbs2kg.

Hey that's about exactly the same regexp I came up with

I've had no time this week, maybe next week I'll finish the extension. I'll look at "change" also.

Fabian · **Posted:** Fri Nov 10, 2006 8:49 pm

As a WW it is a duty to know some conversions.

kg -> lbs...../0,453
lbs -> kg.....*0,453

km/h -> mph...../1,609
mph -> km/h.....*1,609

Only complicated units like the body height are a bit more difficult.

So guys

BTW: nice idea!

Frankie - B · **Posted:** Sun Nov 12, 2006 2:01 pm

If you click "HOME" you will see a converter button appearing in that same bar. Ok, maybe not as convenient as a FF extension, but helpfull indeed.

:thumbup:

2 wheels · **Joined:** Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:56 am **Posts:** 4907

frenk wrote:

To solve the problem I am writing a Firefox extension that automatically converts units.
The idea is to simply replace every occurrence of "xy lbs" with "xy lbs (zw kg)" in the complete text (and of course the opposite for you overseas folks).

A Firefox extension called "Converter" to convert between imperial and metric units already exists. I have recently installed it myself.
Check it out here:
http://converter.mozdev.org
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2286/

Boonen · **Posted:** Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:09 am

Frankie - B wrote:

If you click "HOME" you will see a converter button appearing in that same bar. Ok, maybe not as convenient as a FF extension, but helpfull indeed.

I use this one as well, very usefull :thumbup:

If you use Firefox and want to use the converter a lot you could always have it opened in another tab.

2 wheels · **Joined:** Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:56 am **Posts:** 4907

Boonen wrote:

Frankie - B wrote:

If you click "HOME" you will see a converter button appearing in that same bar. Ok, maybe not as convenient as a FF extension, but helpfull indeed.

I use this one as well, very usefull :thumbup:

If you use Firefox and want to use the converter a lot you could always have it opened in another tab.

It's much much easier to use the Coverter extension I linked to. I only takes two mouse clicks to convert all units on a website. You shouldtry it out, it's very easy to use.

I also like the "Change" currency converter extension.

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