Options: Missing MB value in Size format dropdown?

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cata_solo
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Options: Missing MB value in Size format dropdown?

Post by cata_solo »

According to this resource https://voidtools.com/support/everything/ini/, for size_format there are 4 values between 0 and 3 as follows:

0 = Best format depending on the size
1 = Always show sizes in bytes
2 = Always show sizes in KB
3 = Always show sizes in MB

Let's go to Tools > Options > General > View. For Size format dropdown there are only 3 values (Auto, Bytes, KB).

Why MB is missing?
therube
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Re: Options: Missing MB value in Size format dropdown?

Post by therube »

(I'll just note that Everything 1.5 Alpha does also have MB.)
cata_solo
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Re: Options: Missing MB value in Size format dropdown?

Post by cata_solo »

I forgot to mention that in my case Everything version it is 1.4.1.1022 (x64).
therube
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Re: Options: Missing MB value in Size format dropdown?

Post by therube »

(Yes, I assumed that [but don't have 1.4 at hand... ?] so just checked with what I had.)
void
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Re: Options: Missing MB value in Size format dropdown?

Post by void »

Sorry, I never added MB to the UI for Everything 1.4

Support for MB is still there, you just need to manually set size_format to 3:
  • Copy and paste the following into your Everything search box:
    /size_format =3
  • Press ENTER in your Everything search box.
  • If successful, size_format =3 is shown in the status bar for a few seconds.
cata_solo
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Re: Options: Missing MB value in Size format dropdown?

Post by cata_solo »

@void - You're right, it can be edited directly in the ini file, but I wondered why the author didn't include it in the UI if this option exists?
void
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Re: Options: Missing MB value in Size format dropdown?

Post by void »

When I wrote the UI, I thought users would prefer the Auto format.

With KB and MB, sizes are rounded up.
1 byte will show as 1 MB.

There's a big difference between 1 byte and 1MB (not so much these days... but when I wrote the UI).
cata_solo
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Re: Options: Missing MB value in Size format dropdown?

Post by cata_solo »

@void - thank you for your explanation.
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