Size display for Gigabyte files, dynamic option

[rif]

For file sizes I use the configuration option "dynamic (x.x k/M/G)" to get a short easy to read file size. This works fine for files in the Kilobyte and Megabyte class, but for file sizes above 1 Gigabyte the size is never shown with G, it is still shown in Megabytes. Same for configuration option "Dynamic (x k/M/G)"

2979368 -> 2.8M correct
3405922101 -> 3,248.1M wrong! should be 3.2G

Is there somehow to fix this problem?

I do not know if it works correctly for files in the Terrabyte class - I have not yet tried it ;-).

[Hacker]

That's by design. Showing the size only in GB would be to unprecise, according to the author.

HTH
Roman

[icfu]

Use the DirSizeCalc plugin and define a custom column, you can use GB values there, very customizable.

The only downside of this is that content plugins don't work in archives.
ghisler has obviously forgotten to implement this...

Icfu

[rif]

That's by design. Showing the size only in GB would be to unprecise, according to the author.

I do not think so...

The option is called "dynamic (x.x k/M/G)", but if it was by design there should be no G specified.

Also how would it be too unprecise? It would only apply for sizes in the Gigabyte range, anything below would be shown in M or K.

Additionally, In version 6.52 select Configuration -> Options... -> Layout -> Tabstops and click on the help button. On the help page it says:
"dynamic (x k/M/G) depeding on the file size, it is displayed in bytes, kbytes, MBytes or even GBytes".

This indeed looks like a bug and it would be nice when it is corrected in the software.

[rif]

Use the DirSizeCalc plugin and define a custom column, you can use GB values there, very customizable.

Thanks, I will have a look.

[Hacker]

rif,

I do not think so...

If you don't trust me, read for yourself...
http://ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=5561

Roman