[Story] Use localized unit symbols
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	Dec 9 2014, 1:05 PM

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Instead of full unit names (e.g. "Kilometer"@de) we should support unit symbols, like km. Note that unit symbols need to be localizedable ("km/h"@de vs "KPH"@en).

There are two options for implementing this:

System messages, e.g. to wikidata-unit-symbol-Q828224 = 'km'.
Statements using a multilingual text value (like P558, but localizable). Could use the wb_property_info table for efficient access.

T92380: Implement (dumb) formatter for quantities with units based on URIs covers localized display of units based on item labels.

TBD: 3rd party clients must have an efficient way to query and use localized unit labels/symbols.

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Status	Assigned	Task
		· · ·
Open	None	T56318 Quantity datatype (tracking)
Open	None	T77977 [Epic] Unit support
Open	None	T77983 [Story] Use localized unit symbols
Open	None	T77984 Implement API based TermLookup
Resolved	thiemowmde	T92380 Implement (dumb) formatter for quantities with units based on URIs
Open	None	T86528 [RFC] Unit Localization
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daniel created this task.Dec 9 2014, 1:05 PM

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daniel added a subtask: T92380: Implement (dumb) formatter for quantities with units based on URIs.May 23 2015, 2:34 PM

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daniel renamed this task from Localization of units in QuantityValueFormatter to use localized unit symbols in QuantityValueFormatter.May 23 2015, 2:40 PM

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Lydia_Pintscher closed subtask T92380: Implement (dumb) formatter for quantities with units based on URIs as Resolved.Jun 12 2015, 9:42 AM

daniel reopened subtask T92380: Implement (dumb) formatter for quantities with units based on URIs as Open.Jun 12 2015, 10:57 AM

daniel closed subtask T92380: Implement (dumb) formatter for quantities with units based on URIs as Resolved.Jun 17 2015, 3:50 PM

• Jonas renamed this task from use localized unit symbols in QuantityValueFormatter to [Story] Use localized unit symbols.Aug 28 2015, 2:15 PM

• Jonas added a subtask: T86528: [RFC] Unit Localization.

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thiemowmde added a parent task: T56318: Quantity datatype (tracking).Sep 2 2015, 9:17 AM

mxn subscribed.Sep 10 2015, 6:29 AM

daniel mentioned this in T112075: [Story] When editing quantities, allow units to be entered directly into the text input field..Sep 10 2015, 10:40 AM

JanZerebecki moved this task from incoming to needs discussion or investigation on the Wikidata board.Sep 10 2015, 10:04 PM

JanZerebecki added a project: Story.Sep 25 2015, 8:28 PM