converter                                        *
*  Programmer:  Dan Bennett                                             *
*  Date:        Oct 4, 2001                                             *
*                                                                       *
*  This program will prompt the user for the temprature in Fahrenheit   *
*  and calculate the temprature in Celsius                              *
*  The formula  C = 5/9(f-32) is used                                   *
************************************************************************/
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>  // gives us setw and setprecision 

int main () {
   float input,    // the temprature in f.
         tempinc;  // the calculated temprature

   // used fixed point and show the decimal point in floats
   // this is from A14 of the book.
   // because the g++ compiler is not quite up to snuff

   cout.setf(ios::fixed, ios::floatfield);
   cout.setf(ios::showpoint);

   // Get the temprature from the user

   cout << "Please enter the temprature in fahrenheit: ";
   cin >> input;

// Note we set the precision and the width for output 

   cout << "You entered a temprature of "
        << setw(6) << setprecision(2) << input <<" degrees Fahrenheit"
        << endl;

// Calculate the temprature in c

   tempinc = float (5)/9*(input-32);

// output the results;

   cout << "That is the same as "
        << setw(6) << tempinc << " in Celsius" << endl;

   return 0;
}