diff --git a/apps.json b/apps.json
index 019573266..f4aee1a8b 100644
--- a/apps.json
+++ b/apps.json
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
   { "id": "locale",
     "name": "Languages",
     "icon": "locale.png",
-    "version":"0.04",
+    "version":"0.05",
     "description": "Translations for different countries",
     "tags": "tool,system,locale,translate",
     "type": "locale",
diff --git a/apps/locale/ChangeLog b/apps/locale/ChangeLog
index fb461edcc..d46bbaea0 100644
--- a/apps/locale/ChangeLog
+++ b/apps/locale/ChangeLog
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 0.02: Fix locale.currencySym
 0.03: Fix global 'locale' variable
 0.04: Add function meridian
+0.05: Inline locale details - faster, less memory overhead
+      Add correct scaling for speed/distance/temperature
diff --git a/apps/locale/locale.html b/apps/locale/locale.html
index de3500934..5d7882e00 100644
--- a/apps/locale/locale.html
+++ b/apps/locale/locale.html
@@ -15,6 +15,45 @@
     <script src="locales.js"></script>
 
     <script>
+/*
+eg. the built-in en_GB is:
+
+exports = { name : "en_GB", currencySym:"£",
+  translate : str=>str, // as-is
+  date : (d,short) => short?("0"+d.getDate()).substr(-2)+"/"+("0"+(d.getMonth()+1)).substr(-2)+"/"+d.getFullYear():d.toString().substr(4,11), // Date to "Feb 28 2020" or "28/02/2020"(short)
+  time : (d,short) => { // Date to  "4:15.28 pm" or "15:42"(short)
+    if (short)
+      return d.toString().substr(16,5);
+    else {
+      var h = d.getHours(), m = d.getMinutes(), r = "am";
+      if (h==0) { h=12; }
+      else if (h>=12) {
+        if (h>12) h-=12;
+        r = "pm";
+      }
+      return (" "+h).substr(-2)+":"+("0"+m).substr(-2)+"."+("0"+d.getSeconds()).substr(-2)+" "+r;
+    }
+  },
+  dow : (d,short) => short?d.toString().substr(0,3):"Sunday,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday".split(",")[d.getDay()], // Date to "Monday" or "Mon"(short)
+  month : (d,short) => short?d.toString().substr(4,3):"January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December".split(",")[d.getMonth()], // Date to "February" or "Feb"(short)
+  number : n => n.toString(), // more fancy?
+  currency : n => "£"+n.toFixed(2), // number to "£1.00"
+  distance : m => (m<1000)?Math.round(m)+"m":Math.round(m/160.934)/10+"mi", // meters to "123m" or "1.2mi" depending on size
+  speed : s => Math.round(s*0.621371)+"mph",// kph to "123mph"
+  temp : t => Math.round(t)+"'C" // degrees C to degrees C
+  meridian: d => (d.getHours() <= 12) ? "am":"pm",
+};
+
+*/
+
+
+      // do some sanity checks
+      Object.keys(locales).forEach(function(localeName) {
+        var locale = locales[localeName];
+        if (distanceUnits[locale.distance[0]]===undefined) console.error(localeName+": Unknown distance unit "+locale.distance[0]);
+        if (distanceUnits[locale.distance[1]]===undefined) console.error(localeName+": Unknown distance unit "+locale.distance[1]);
+        if (speedUnits[locale.speed]===undefined) console.error(localeName+": Unknown speed unit "+locale.speed);
+      });
 
       var languageSelector = document.getElementById("languages");
       languageSelector.innerHTML = Object.keys(locales).map(l=>`<option value="${l}">${l}</option>`).join("\n");
@@ -30,22 +69,25 @@
           return;
         }
 
+
+        function js(x) { return JSON.stringify(x); }
+
         var replaceList  = {
-          "%Y":  "${d.getFullYear()}",
-          "%y":  "${(d.getFullYear().toString()).substr(-2)}",
-          "%m":  "${('0'+(d.getMonth()+1).toString()).substr(-2)}",
-          "%-m": "${d.getMonth()+1}",
-          "%d":  "${('0'+d.getDate()).substr(-2)}",
-          "%-d": "${d.getDate()}",
-          "%HH": "${('0'+d.getHours()).substr(-2)}",
-          "%MM": "${('0'+d.getMinutes()).substr(-2)}",
-          "%SS": "${('0'+d.getSeconds()).substr(-2)}",
-          "%A":  "${locale.day.split(',')[d.getDay()]}",
-          "%a":  "${locale.abday.split(',')[d.getDay()]}",
-          "%B":  "${locale.month.split(',')[d.getMonth()]}",
-          "%b":  "${locale.abmonth.split(',')[d.getMonth()]}",
-          "%p":  "${(d.getHours()<12)?locale.ampm[0].toUpperCase():locale.ampm[1].toUpperCase()}",
-          "%P":  "${(d.getHours()<12)?locale.ampm[0].toLowerCase():locale.ampm[1].toLowerCase()}"
+          "%Y":  "d.getFullYear()",
+          "%y":  "(d.getFullYear().toString()).substr(-2)",
+          "%m":  "('0'+(d.getMonth()+1).toString()).substr(-2)",
+          "%-m": "d.getMonth()+1",
+          "%d":  "('0'+d.getDate()).substr(-2)",
+          "%-d": "d.getDate()",
+          "%HH": "('0'+d.getHours()).substr(-2)",
+          "%MM": "('0'+d.getMinutes()).substr(-2)",
+          "%SS": "('0'+d.getSeconds()).substr(-2)",
+          "%A":  "l.day.split(',')[d.getDay()]",
+          "%a":  "l.abday.split(',')[d.getDay()]",
+          "%B":  "l.month.split(',')[d.getMonth()]",
+          "%b":  "l.abmonth.split(',')[d.getMonth()]",
+          "%p":  `(d.getHours()<12)?${js(locale.ampm[0].toUpperCase())}:${js(locale.ampm[1].toUpperCase())}`,
+          "%P":  `(d.getHours()<12)?${js(locale.ampm[0].toLowerCase())}:${js(locale.ampm[1].toLowerCase())}`
         };
 
         var timeN = locales[lang].timePattern[0];
@@ -53,33 +95,51 @@
         var dateN = locales[lang].datePattern[0];
         var dateS = locales[lang].datePattern[1];
         Object.keys(replaceList).forEach(e => {
-          timeN = timeN.replace(e,replaceList[e]);
-          timeS = timeS.replace(e,replaceList[e]);
-          dateN = dateN.replace(e,replaceList[e]);
-          dateS = dateS.replace(e,replaceList[e]);
+          timeN = timeN.replace(e,"${"+replaceList[e]+"}");
+          timeS = timeS.replace(e,"${"+replaceList[e]+"}");
+          dateN = dateN.replace(e,"${"+replaceList[e]+"}");
+          dateS = dateS.replace(e,"${"+replaceList[e]+"}");
         });
+        var currency = locale.currency_first ?
+          `${js(locale.currency_symbol)} + n.toFixed(2)`:
+          `n.toFixed(2) + ${js(locale.currency_symbol)}`;
+        var temperature;
+        if (locale.temperature=='°C') temperature="t";
+        else if (locale.temperature=='°F') temperature="(t*9/5)+32";
+        else throw new Error("Unknown temperature unit "+locale.temperature);
 
-
-        var app = `var locale = ${JSON.stringify(locales[lang])};
+        var localeModule = `var l = ${JSON.stringify({
+          abday : locale.abday,
+          day : locale.day,
+          abmonth : locale.abmonth,
+          month : locale.month,
+        })};
 exports  = {
-  lang: locale.lang,
-  currencySym: locale.currency_symbol,
-  dow:   (d,short) => {day = d.getDay();return (short) ? locale.abday.split(",")[day] : locale.day.split(",")[day];},
-  month: (d,short) => { month = d.getMonth(); return (short) ? locale.abmonth.split(",")[month] : locale.month.split(",")[month];},
-  number: n => n.toString().replace(locale.thousands_sep, locale.decimal_point),
-  currency: n => n.toFixed(2).replace(locale.thousands_sep, locale.decimal_point) + locale.currency_symbol,
-  distance: n => (n < 1000) ? Math.round(n) + locale.distance[0] : Math.round(n/1000) + locale.distance[1],
-  speed: s => Math.round(s) +locale.speed,
-  temp: t => Math.round(t) + locale.temperature,
-  translate: s => {s=""+s;return locale.trans[s]||locale.trans[s.toLowerCase()]||s;},
+  name: ${js(locale.lang)},
+  currencySym: ${js(locale.currency_symbol)},
+  dow:   (d,short) => {day = d.getDay();return (short) ? l.abday.split(",")[day] : l.day.split(",")[day];},
+  month: (d,short) => { month = d.getMonth(); return (short) ? l.abmonth.split(",")[month] : l.month.split(",")[month];},
+  number: n => n.toString(),
+  currency: n => ${currency},
+  distance: n => (n < ${distanceUnits[locale.distance[1]]}) ? Math.round(n/${distanceUnits[locale.distance[0]]}) + ${js(locale.distance[0])} : Math.round(n/${distanceUnits[locale.distance[1]]}) + ${js(locale.distance[1])},
+  speed: s => Math.round(s/${speedUnits[locale.speed]}) + ${js(locale.speed)},
+  temp: t => Math.round(${temperature}) + ${js(locale.temperature)},
+  translate: s => {var t=${js(locale.trans)};s=""+s;return t[s]||t[s.toLowerCase()]||s;},
   date: (d,short) =>  (short) ? \`${dateS}\`: \`${dateN}\`,
   time: (d,short) =>  (short) ? \`${timeS}\`: \`${timeN}\`,
-  meridian: d => (d.getHours() <= 12) ? locale.ampm[0]:locale.ampm[1],
+  meridian: d => (d.getHours() <= 12) ? ${js(locale.ampm[0])}:${js(locale.ampm[1])},
 };`;
+console.log("Locale Module is:",localeModule);
+/*
+FIXME:
+
+* Number/Currency need to add thousands separators: .replace(${js(locale.thousands_sep)}, ${js(locale.decimal_point)}) won't cut it as toString doesn't add separators itself
+* distance (and speed) should probably use 1 decimal point for numbers less than 10
+*/
 
         sendCustomizedApp({
           storage:[
-            {name:"locale", content:app}
+            {name:"locale", content:localeModule}
           ]
         });
       });
diff --git a/apps/locale/locales.js b/apps/locale/locales.js
index a326d72a8..42a2225e4 100644
--- a/apps/locale/locales.js
+++ b/apps/locale/locales.js
@@ -1,4 +1,20 @@
+
+const distanceUnits = { // how many meters per X?
+  "m" : 1,
+  "yd" : 0.9144,
+  "mi" : 1609.34,
+  "km" : 1000,
+  "kmi" : 1000
+};
+const speedUnits = { // how many kph per X?
+  "kmh" : 1,
+  "kph" : 1,
+  "mph" : 1.60934
+};
+
 /*
+timePattern / datePattern:
+
     %Y	year four digits
     %y	last two digits of year (00..99)
     %m	month (01..12)
@@ -21,10 +37,10 @@ var locales = {
       lang: "en_GB",
       decimal_point: ".",
       thousands_sep: ",",
-      currency_symbol: "£",
+      currency_symbol: "£", currency_first:true,
       int_curr_symbol: "GBP",
       speed: 'mph',
-      distance: { "0": "mi", "1": "kmi" },
+      distance: { "0": "yd", "1": "mi" },
       temperature: '°C',
       ampm: {0:"am",1:"pm"},
       timePattern: { 0: "%HH:%MM:%SS ", 1: "%HH:%MM" },
@@ -55,10 +71,10 @@ var locales = {
         lang: "en_US",
         decimal_point: ".",
         thousands_sep: ",",
-        currency_symbol: "$",
+        currency_symbol: "$", currency_first:true,
         int_curr_symbol: "USD",
         speed: "mph",
-        distance: { 0: "mi", 1: "kmi" },
+        distance: { 0: "yd", 1: "mi" },
         temperature: "°F",
         ampm: {0:"am",1:"pm"},
         timePattern: { 0: "%HH:%MM:%SS ", 1: "%HH:%MM" },
@@ -353,5 +369,5 @@ var locales = {
       month: "Január,Február,Március,Április,Május,Június,Július,Augusztus,Szeptember,Október,November,December",
       abday: "Vas,Hét,Ke,Szer,Csüt,Pén,Szom",
       day: "Vasárnap,Hétfő,Kedd,Szerda,Csütörtök,Péntek,Szombat",
-      trans: { yes: "igen", Yes: "Igen", no: "nem", No: "Nem", ok: "ok", on: "be", off: "ki" }},	
+      trans: { yes: "igen", Yes: "Igen", no: "nem", No: "Nem", ok: "ok", on: "be", off: "ki" }},
 };