Currency conversion in Calculator
in [UK Mac]
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From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 12 Jun 2010 19:32 On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:58:24 +0300, g.harper(a)gmx.line (Gwynne Harper) wrote: >John Hill <nemo(a)erewhon.invalid> wrote: > >> Can anyone suggest how to get it giong? Or perhaps tell me that it >> won't? > >Even more oddly, I've just looked at my calculator and the update button >worked exactly as expected, exchange rates now dated today. And converter on the Dashboard is okay now too. Yahoo pulled their finger out, I suspect. I'm midldy intrigued as to why we had different "last updated" dates in Calc, but not enough to play with the bits and try and work it out. Cheers - Jaimie -- Note that despite substantial evidence to the contrary, it is in fact possible to delete files copied to the desktop, and you don't need to throw away the computer and get a new one once the desktop is full. -- Peter Corlett, ASR
From: Peter Ceresole on 13 Jun 2010 00:59 Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > And converter on the Dashboard is okay now too. And it always did, even when the Calculator version was broken. I checked. -- Peter
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 13 Jun 2010 04:31
On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:59:54 +0100, peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk (Peter Ceresole) wrote: >Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > >> And converter on the Dashboard is okay now too. > >And it always did, even when the Calculator version was broken. I >checked. I suspect it caches - mine was *very* confused on the iMac (where I've never used it) and not on the work laptop (where I convert between Euros, pounds, and Canadian dollars every day or three). Cheers - Jaimie -- Happiness, n.: An agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another. - Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary |