PalmOS Application for Converting Units

About

Although the Java Library is mature, the PalmOS application is pretty new. However, it works well under normal use.

How to Use it

It's easy:

In the first field, enter a number.
In the second field, enter a unit.
In the forth field, enter a compatible unit.
Click on compute.
Wow! The third field will have the new number.

What sets this software apart from other unit conversion tools, is it takes an arbitrary string for a unit, such as "m^2/hour". See the list of units page for a list of built in units and prefixs, and a more detailed description.

Screenshots

PENDING

Binary Download

A Binary version of the application can be downloaded from the sourceforge download page. In order to run the application, you will need the mathlib.

Compiling Source

Source code is included with the Java code, and is also on the sourceforge download page.

A Makefile is included for use with the gcc compiler.

In order to compile the source code, you will need some of the following.

The Java Miscellaneous package. This is included with the source file download.
The JavaCC parser generator. You only need this if you plan to change the parser in the Java library. You do not need it to compile or run the existing software, or to compile changes in the palm software.
The palm mathlib library. This is needed in order to run the application.
The Guikachu resource editor. This is only needed if you wish to change the PalmOS user interface.

Future Work

I am planning to add the following features:

Unit systems, as seen in the java version. (probably by late spring, 2005).
Unit lookup. So that the user can pick a unit from a list.
Help or documentation on each built in unit.

Main Page --- Fred Gylys-Colwell --- Last Revised: January 23, 2005 --- project page