[Banshee-List] Fwd: 13 decimal places

["Andrew Conkling" <andrew conkling gmail com>]

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From: Allan Day <allanday fastmail fm>
Date: Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 12:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Banshee-List] 13 decimal places
To: Andrew Conkling <andrew conkling gmail com>

> I agree, as do a few others. There was an inconclusive discussion just
> recently, beginning here:
> http://mail.gnome.org/archives/banshee-list/2008-March/msg00087.html.
> I'd like to see more come of that.

Decimal places representing lengths of time feels unfamiliar. Something
like '11.3 days' (for example) means very little to me without a bit of
thought!

I've had a *quick* read of the previous thread on this topic, and I can
see the merits in both arguments (familiarity and exactitude vs. use of
space).  I wonder whether it would be possible to compromise somehow?
How about using standard temporal units, but restrict it to just days
and hours?

So it would be: 'X items, X days, X hours, X GB'.

That solution is fairly short, and it is much easier to understand.

Allan