retitle 598352 SI requires space between number and unit thanks Hello,
2010/9/28 EDV <e...@asz-online.de>: > On below example you see that the size is not correct. > The example output size is "1.650k B", "17,5M B" or "300k B/s" but the size > must be show "1.650 kB", "17,5 MB", "300 kB/s" or "508 kB Plattenplatz". Thanks for your report! The problem is known for the german local and is fixed by "17,5MB" in apt 0.8.5, which will land in testing/squeeze hopefully soon. Thats still wrong as a space should be between number and unit for german (and properly a few other languages as well). And After a bit of research now on this matter, it is even the case that this should be the case for ALL languages as: > There should always be a (non-breaking) space between the number and > the unit — '25 km' is correct, and '25km' is incorrect. In Section 5.3.3. > of The International System of Units (SI), the International Bureau of > Weights and Measures (BIPM) states "The numerical value always precedes > the unit, and a space is always used to separate the unit from the number. … > The only exceptions to this rule are for the unit symbols for degree, > minute, and second for plane angle." Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbreviation#Measurement This is a lot easier to implement than a language depending one as two different methods are responsible for generating the "17,5 M" and "B" part. I patched the source already to reflect this and added a few Translator comments to prevent "17,5 M B" in the future, but i don't know yet if (and then) this will be part of squeeze version as it is a minor thing… Best regards David Kalnischkies -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
