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List:       kde-panel-devel
Subject:    Re: Review Request: The KSystemActivityDialog uses MB as default unit.
From:       John Tapsell <johnflux () gmail ! com>
Date:       2010-11-30 18:03:55
Message-ID: AANLkTikE6oVYi5DH=OQqezk6JKBSE2QS9uYA8xo3V8or () mail ! gmail ! com
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On 30 November 2010 16:08, Matthias Fuchs <mat69@gmx.net> wrote:
> how it is displayed to the user:
> 1) 56 K
> 2) 3.7 M
> 3) 5 G

It takes a lot more effort to see that the last item is using more
memory.  Especially if you're not that comfortable with the K, B, G
meanings.

The "56 K"  takes up more room and looks bigger than "5 G" despite
being much much smaller.

> Alternatively adding seperators to make the numbers more readable could be an
> option:
> firefox  matthias  3% 650,292 K
> vs as it is now
> firefox  matthias  3% 650292 K

This could be done, but increases the size of the column a tiny bit.
Maybe worth the sacrifice though.
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