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* The units of measure can be changes by choosing a unit from the combo box on the Customize toolbar. If you chose "custom units", the current distance between laptops will be used as a metric. For example, you could measure the height of a student, Pedro, and then select that distance to define a new unit of measure, the "Pedro". | * The units of measure can be changes by choosing a unit from the combo box on the Customize toolbar. If you chose "custom units", the current distance between laptops will be used as a metric. For example, you could measure the height of a student, Pedro, and then select that distance to define a new unit of measure, the "Pedro". | ||
[[File:Distance-units.png]] | [[File:Distance-units.png]] | ||
For more information about the internals, please see [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Distance#Measurement Algorithm] | |||
For some ideas on how to use Distance, please see [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Distance#Ideas for use] | |||
===Reporting problems=== | ===Reporting problems=== | ||
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Distance was written by Benjamin Schwartz. It is maintained by Rafael Ortiz and Walter Bender | Distance was written by Benjamin Schwartz. It is maintained by Rafael Ortiz and Walter Bender | ||
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