Issue 101621 - convert_add missing/misleading description gal, pt, oz, qt, bushel
Summary: convert_add missing/misleading description gal, pt, oz, qt, bushel
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Calc
Classification: Application
Component: help (show other issues)
Version: 3.3.0 or older (OOo)
Hardware: PC All
: P3 Normal (vote)
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Reported: 2009-05-07 07:29 UTC by peterroots
Modified: 2014-03-03 19:12 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Issue Type: DEFECT
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examples of behaviour (13.26 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet)
2009-05-07 07:31 UTC, peterroots 		no flags Details
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Description peterroots 2009-05-07 07:29:19 UTC 
I have been looking at the convert_add function in calc.  It has
conversions for gallons, pints, fluid ounces, quarts and bushels which
are all the US variants of these units.  There is no mention in the
help files that US gallons, for example, are what the 'gal' term
refers to in the formula.  There is no way of using convert_add to
convert imperial units to anything else.
This seems a sad lack and is also misleading as people trying to use
the function are not warned that they are getting results from US
units
Also rather confusingly the help files imply that convert rather than
convert_add should yield conversions based on ISO standards rather
than excel.  This is not the case as convert is for currency
conversion.
Comment 1 peterroots 2009-05-07 07:31:38 UTC 
Created attachment 62065 [details]
examples of behaviour
Comment 2 Edwin Sharp 2013-11-25 11:34:25 UTC 
Author is correct.

AOO410m1(Build:9750)  -  Rev. 1539999
2013-11-09_04:08:11 - Rev. 1540252
Debian

PS used Converber (www.xyntec.com) for verification.
Comment 3 Rainer Bielefeld 2014-03-03 19:12:08 UTC 
Correct Version: has been observed first with OOo 1.0.0  (?)

gal, pt, oz, qt, bushel need description what one is used, imperial, US or US dry (gallon)