526879 - Size column should use different units based on size of message

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 516787

(Thunderbird :: Folder and Message Lists, enhancement)

Description

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Build Identifier: 3.0pre

In the size column, currently the unit of measurement is kilobytes (kb). While this is good and probably appropriate as a default unit, a better thing to do would be to measure the size of the message, and then to choose an appropriate unit based on the result.

For example, I have a message in my inbox that's 9328KB, and that's what the column lists it as. Better though would be for the column to say 9.1MB (which is what it converts to).

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Get a big message
2. See how the size column handles it


Expected Results:  
Units should be chosen based on the size of the message.

Comment 2

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Ah very good. Missed that one, thanks.