Re: [boost] [Review][PQS] Physical Quantities System review (May31through June 9)

From: Paul Giaccone (paulg_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-06-07 07:19:36

Andy Little wrote:
> Hi Paul,
>
> "Paul A Bristow" <pbristow_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
> news:E1FneN9-00014T-OY_at_he303war.uk.vianw.net...
>   
>> 4  It isn't immediately obvious to me how to ensure output in SI
>> 'engineering' multiples, depending on the value.
>> For example, 0.123 m outputs as 1.23 mm, but 1234.5 m outputs as 1.2345 km.
>>     

...and this point too: 0.123 m = 123 mm or 1.23 decametres (but not 1.23 
mm), so either the above is a bug or incorrectly transcribed.

Paul