Module talk:Convert

Fully-protected edit request on 10 February 2020

Change content model to Wikitext and redirect to Template:Convert/testcases#Sandbox_testcases (the current page just says "see this other page", a purpose which would be better served by a redirect). * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 20:46, 10 February 2020 (UTC)

Done, thanks. Module:Convert/testcases changed. Johnuniq (talk) 00:35, 11 February 2020 (UTC)

Tewiki localisation help

The te:Module:Convert/testcases redirection to Template:Convert/testcases on tewiki is failing to save.

I did a preliminary localisation for length with Module:Convert/data directly updated (without going for sandbox). There are issues with kilo abbreviation. It is still showing up as k instead of కి. I could not follow where to implement this part. Please see the testcases and help.--Arjunaraoc (talk) 01:29, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

@Arjunaraoc: I'll have a look within a day or two. From a two-second look at the above, I'm guessing that you have not seen Template:Convert/Transwiki guide and the "translate page" that it links to. Quite a lot of mucking around is required although you don't have to do everything at once. Johnuniq (talk) 02:57, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

@Johnuniq, Thanks for your quick response. I relooked into the links and fixed the issue. Can you help address the first issue blocking use of testcases? --Arjunaraoc (talk) 05:45, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

@Arjunaraoc: Sorry, I've now had a longer look and it seems you were following the translate documentation. I have also noticed that I was briefly active at tewiki in March 2015 when someone else initially set up convert. Have you seen te:User:Johnuniq/translate? It might be a bit painful to work out what is going on at that page (and I have forgotten) but possibly some issues needing attention are listed there. Regarding your request, are you talking about te:Template:Convert/testcases? I don't know why you need that page. I suggest abandoning it because the enwiki version has a lot of historical baggage and it tests weird parameters that are unlikely to be used. If you want some testcases, you would be better starting from scratch with converts copied from tewiki articles. However, if you have a specific question I'll have a look. Actually, I may have worked out what the problem is. Are you trying to make te:Module:Convert/testcases a redirect to te:Template:Convert/testcases? That cannot be done because a module page has to contain valid Lua code, and "#REDIRECT ..." is wikitext which will not work in a module page. You could put a Lua comment on the module page advising where testcases are, but you cannot link to them. The proper place for such a comment would be in the module documentation which can use wikitext and links. Johnuniq (talk) 06:55, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

You understood my problem. At tewiki, we try to mimic enwiki, as that will help resolve issue easily. On enwiki, the Module to Template redirect seems to be working.--Arjunaraoc (talk) 07:17, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

I had forgotten about that as I don't use that page and only made it a redirect when someone suggested it. I didn't want to write a book so my above message left out some critical information. By default, a module page can only contain valid Lua code. However, if you visit Module:Convert/testcases and click "Page information" in the left sidebar, you will find "Page content model" which is set to "wikitext". If you do that on a normal module page (say Module:Convert) you will see "Scribunto" which means Lua code. I have the necessary rights to set the content model and the information page also shows me a "change" link. At tewiki, if "Scribunto" is changed to "wikitext", you will be able to make a redirect. Johnuniq (talk) 08:32, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Please add Lakh

Please add a conversion for Lakh, which is used in many citations from India. -Guy Macon (talk) 12:18, 24 May 2021 (UTC)