About Formatting Plug-in for LCDSmartie
The Formatting Plug-in for
LCD Smartie allows the output from other plug-ins for be formatted to
better suit the small size of LCDs, and to display numbers with correct notation.
Usage:
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$dll(formatting,1,{number},{style}) applies numeric formatting to the {number}
parameter, using the formatting passed in the {style} parameter.
The formatting style uses the standard
VB notation. For numeric values, this would generally mean you want to add commas and periods to your
raw numbers. Note: Because LCD Smartie considers the comma (,) a special character, it cannot be
used. In place of a comma, use the left-quote (`) character.
The basic numerical formatting characters are: "0" means that digit will always be shows; "#" only shows
the digit if it is non-zero; "`" (our alternative to comma ",") specifies that a comma should be inserted - if
applicable - in that position; "." specifies a dot or decimal place.
For example,
| $dll(formatting,1,1.23,#`##0.00) |
1.23 |
| $dll(formatting,1,1234.5,#`##0.00) |
1,234.50 |
| $dll(formatting,1,1234567.89,#`###`##0.00) |
1,234,567.89 |
| $dll(formatting,1,10.06,000.0) |
010.1 |
Note, in the last example, because fewer decimal places were required, rounding occured -- consider this a bonus. ;)
Finally, I'm not sure exactly how non-English notations should look, with regard to using the comma and dots the
other way round from... er... me. Sorry for my ignorance.
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$dll(formatting,2,{text},{length}[#{number of dots}]) shorten a string and adds
ellipsis, if required.
In English, that means it will shorten the {text} parameter if it is longer than
{length}. If it is longer than the desired length, it is cut short and ".." is added to neaten the end
of the line. If required, you may specify how many dots are added using the optional {number of dots}
parameter.
For example,
| Sent |
Returned |
| $dll(formatting,2,123456789012345678901234567890,10) |
12345678.. |
| $dll(formatting,2,123456789012345678901234567890,30#3) |
123456789012345678901234567... |
| $dll(formatting,2,$Rss(http://news.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_uk_edition/world/rss091.xml,d,1),60#3) |
Blah blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah... |
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$dll(formatting,3,{bytes},) converts {bytes} to {bits}. Any numeric values passed
in {bytes} is returned converted to {bits}. As you can imagine, this is a widly-complicated function. If
you even know what that opening sentence means, read on... otherwise, please waste no more of your time and proceed to
function 4 with haste.
(Good, they've gone now)
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$dll(formatting,4,{number},[{format}]) attempts to format the byte value in {number}
down to a smaller number, and add a "scale". This is designed to take a raw byte value and return a "Kilo", "Mega" or
"Giga" equivalent to save space.
For example,
| Sent |
Returned |
| $dll(formatting,4,$dll(perf,4,5,\Memory\Available Bytes),#`##0.00)B |
1.72GB |
Download
Installation:
Copy the formatting.dll file to your LCD Smartie\plugin folder (i.e. the
plugin folder beneath the folder
where you installed LCD Smartie.)
