Bug 409216

Summary:	Fractional unit conversion produces weird and incorrect results
Product:	[Frameworks and Libraries] frameworks-kunitconversion	Reporter:	Ovidiu-Florin BOGDAN <kde.kfoar>
Component:	general	Assignee:	John Layt <jlayt>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	kdelibs-bugs, nate
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	usability
Version:	5.59.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Fedora RPMs
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:	https://commits.kde.org/kdeplasma-addons/6f1cadb5882c25fdcb2543f2a031224e3948daea	Version Fixed In:	5.17.0
Attachments:	Convert inch fractions to metric

Description Ovidiu-Florin BOGDAN 2019-06-26 16:39:40 UTC

Created attachment 121172 [details]
Convert inch fractions to metric

SUMMARY
Typing a fraction unit (common in the imperial system) does not properly convert to metric.
See attached screenshot.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open Krunner
2. Type 3/16"

OBSERVED RESULT
Conversion shown is 7,381889763779528 / m

EXPECTED RESULT
Conversion should be: 4,7625mm

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora KDE 29
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.14.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.58.0
Qt Version: 5.11.3

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2019-06-28 20:09:50 UTC

Heh, that's pretty funny.

Comment 2 Kai Uwe Broulik 2019-08-01 14:35:32 UTC

Git commit 6f1cadb5882c25fdcb2543f2a031224e3948daea by Kai Uwe Broulik.
Committed on 01/08/2019 at 14:35.
Pushed by broulik into branch 'master'.

[Converter Runner] Support fractional units
FIXED-IN: 5.17.0

CHANGELOG: Converter runner can now convert fractional units, such as 3/8"

Differential Revision: https://phabricator.kde.org/D22869

M  +32   -5    runners/converter/converterrunner.cpp

https://commits.kde.org/kdeplasma-addons/6f1cadb5882c25fdcb2543f2a031224e3948daea