Re: Locale definitions, dots and commas

[Dave Howorth <dhoworth mrc-lmb cam ac uk>]

Martin (OpenGeoMap) wrote:
> I am building an intermediate  unit system for engineeres in Gobject and 
> i hope publish this library soon.
> With this system you always work in lineal measures in meters (double), 
> and you can input others (inches, centimeters)
>
> input system - intermediate system -out system
>
> you can input in a entry for example (22m, 22 m, 220cm,...) and 
> internally you have a double always in meters.

How do you deal with precision? 22 m is not the same as 22.000 m

Cheers, Dave