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[Greg Smith <ecomputerd@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Friday, August 25, 2017, 9:44:58 AM CDT, Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:"Rather than use a separate static
text control to display the units, just embed the units in the text
control itself which can be edited by the user including entering
coordinates in units other than the current unit type."

If you'd like to see an example of this, users can enter numeric and unit information in KiPadCheck. An additional text box shows the default units so a user can enter "0.3" and it will be interpreted as the units shown. If a user enters "12mils" or one of many different units, it is interpreted as the new default unit for that entry box. The unit is retained in the text box for copy/paste elsewhere if needed.
For screen shots and more details, start here:https://forum.kicad.info/t/kipadcheck-works-with-nightly-seeking-feedback/7294/25

And the list of units has been honed with community support. An almost complete list is here:https://forum.kicad.info/t/units-for-data-entry/7281/14

While the source code for KiPadCheck contains the complete and current list:https://github.com/HiGregSmith/KiPadCheck/blob/97f5a6ab1704edaeb110024859e33f76dbaa05bf/kipadcheck.py#L764

~Greg