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- | ====== gil plugin | + | ====== gil Plugin |
---- plugin ---- | ---- plugin ---- | ||
- | description: | + | description: |
- | author | + | author |
- | email : luis.machuca@gulix.cl | + | email : luis.machuca |
type : Syntax | type : Syntax | ||
- | lastupdate : 2009-06-21 | + | lastupdate : 2010-06-01 |
compatible : | compatible : | ||
depends | depends | ||
conflicts | conflicts | ||
similar | similar | ||
- | tags : currency, | + | tags : |
+ | downloadurl: | ||
+ | sourcerepo: | ||
+ | bugtracker: | ||
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- | ^ :!: This plugin is **Experimental**! | + | ^ :!: This plugin is **[[:Experimental]]**! ^ |
- | '' | + | '' |
- | For that purpose, conversion data made available by Yahoo Finances (™, (C) and/or whatever) is accesed | + | For that purpose, conversion data made available by Yahoo Finances (™, (C) and/or whatever) is accessed |
The plugin name " | The plugin name " | ||
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:!: This plugin is based off of work from Sridhar Kuppalli, a developer who in his blog shows the audience [[http:// | :!: This plugin is based off of work from Sridhar Kuppalli, a developer who in his blog shows the audience [[http:// | ||
- | ===== Syntax | + | ===== Installation and Usage ===== |
+ | ==== Install ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Give the Install link above for the Plugin Manager to eat. | ||
+ | |||
+ | If the link doesn' | ||
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+ | ==== Configure ==== | ||
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+ | To configure the plugin, just access the [[config|configuration manager]] and modify the following settings so that they suit your needs: | ||
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+ | ^ Plugin Parameter | ||
+ | | '' | ||
+ | | '' | ||
+ | | '' | ||
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+ | The variables '' | ||
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+ | The plugin comes preconfigured to use '' | ||
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+ | ==== Syntax ==== | ||
To show currency conversions for a certain amount of national money, just precede it with two dollar signs, with no spacing whatsoever. | To show currency conversions for a certain amount of national money, just precede it with two dollar signs, with no spacing whatsoever. | ||
$$1500 | $$1500 | ||
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+ | Optionally, introduce an alternative source unit as follows (take into consideration that this will incur in extra traffic and load overhead): | ||
+ | |||
+ | $$EUR1500 | ||
As a result, the text is shown in the form "... __XXX$1500__ ..." with the text " | As a result, the text is shown in the form "... __XXX$1500__ ..." with the text " | ||
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* The plugin syntax takes no parameters. | * The plugin syntax takes no parameters. | ||
- | * Configuration is available via the **Configuration Manager**. | + | * Configuration |
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+ | ==== Demo ==== | ||
- | ===== Install and Configure ===== | + | :!: [[http:// |
- | ^ Download and Install via Plugin Manager | + | Note language is **Spanish** but online translators shall do a good job with it. |
- | To download and install this plugin point your DokuWiki' | + | ^ |
+ | | An example visualization of the '' | ||
- | To configure the plugin, just access the [[config|configuration manager]] | + | Another demo site, very simple |
- | ^ Plugin Parameter | + | ===== Other Details ===== |
- | | '' | + | |
- | | '' | + | |
- | | '' | + | |
- | The variables '' | + | ==== Browser Support ==== |
- | The plugin | + | To show the conversions, |
+ | As of version 0.4, the plugin also implements the adequate CSS for print-preview, | ||
- | ===== Other Details ===== | + | As with any of my plugins, there is **no** official Internet Explorer support, in particular for IE6 as part of the [[http:// |
- | ==== Demo ==== | + | ==== Connection Costs ==== |
- | :!: [[https:// | + | Upon loading (that is, once every time a page is requested), this plugin |
- | Note language | + | Each __currency combination__ requires one data request to Yahoo Finances. That is, if you have conversions from Euro to Dollars, Euro to Yen, Pound to Yen and Sterling to Dollar, four requests will be made, no matter how many conversion // |
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+ | **Remember this plugin is [[: | ||
- | ^ {{https:// | ||
- | | An example visualization of the '' | ||
==== Known Issues ==== | ==== Known Issues ==== | ||
- | __Remember this plugin is in [[: | + | What the plugin |
- | What the plugin does is to retrieve | + | < |
- | For the moment, | + | < |
- | Also for the moment, | + | The plugin does **not** currently check for the validity of currency |
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+ | ==== Localization ==== | ||
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+ | The plugin incorporates localized content for its description, | ||
==== Source Code ==== | ==== Source Code ==== | ||
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The following improvements are planned for the next release: | The following improvements are planned for the next release: | ||
- | * Decimal currency support, of course. | ||
* Using the national currency symbol instead of the generic '' | * Using the national currency symbol instead of the generic '' | ||
- | * Verification of source currency validity ((ie.: things like disallowing decimal units in currencies that do not have fractional units, or disallowing conversions from the testing-purpose-only '' | + | * Verification of source currency validity ((i.e.: things like disallowing decimal units in currencies that do not have fractional units, or disallowing conversions from the testing-purpose-only '' |
+ | * ...Ability to use another service? | ||
+ | | ||
When will the major be released? Whenever it's ready. | When will the major be released? Whenever it's ready. | ||
==== Other Developments ==== | ==== Other Developments ==== | ||
- | ^ Other Plugins by\\ Luis Machuca B.: | [[doku>plugin: | + | ^ Other Plugins by\\ Luis Machuca B.: | [[plugin: |
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- | cols : author | ||
- | title : Other Projects | ||
- | max : 5 | ||
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===== Discussion ===== | ===== Discussion ===== | ||
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Leave your :?:'s here and I'll try to prove some : | Leave your :?:'s here and I'll try to prove some : | ||
+ | The currency shown in the text needs some CSS formatting, maybe a dotted underline so the web page user moves their mouse over. | ||
+ | > It currently doesn' | ||
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