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Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version : v19.10.0107 - 2018-08-14 13:10 * Size Graphics: Now the upper half of the bar is linear, the lower half is logarithmic. Both scales nicely complement each other and you get a pretty well spread resolution. * Updated the help file. To download the la...

The relation between color and size is not intuitive, the relation between length and size is.

Slightly off topic, so sorry to interject but since the OP has already posted screenshots here that can be compared with mine, I thought here was a good place to ask, does anyone else see the alignment issues I have pointed out in the below screenshot, I am running Sergoe UI 9 for B&L @ 120 DPI...

Yet another idea: Have both linear and logarithmic side by side. Now that's revolutionary! And it works surprisingly well... ... and it's fascinating to see how the two scales complement each other. The upper half of the bar is linear, the lower half is logarithmic:

Hi and sorry for the late reply!

No idea what's causing this. I assume it is still happening? Is it only MOV files?

Maybe it's better to combine the old approach with the new one? About level of the size, I will know by the filled bars, but these bars will be for example 2 pixels long. About the relative magnitude of the size within the level I will know from the last bar. The last bar will reach the edge. The b...

I would like to understand why it "works suprisingly well" in case of file sizes. When looking at my folders full of real world files I find that files that to me have a considerable difference in size also show different bars, and files that are rather in the same size "group" ...

For the real size you have the numbers. The graphics show whether a file is bigger or smaller than the other files in view.

by the way, now xy offers the quite limited possibility of displaying the content of a folder without opening it. but: - it only works in the tree - it only works when there is the expansion icon - it only works above the expansion icon - it only displays the nested folders (not the nested files) -...

A strange situation because I have a similar problem on Windows 10 64bit Can you confirm/answer this? - It happens after you drag folder within the tree to a new position, using the left mouse. - Within the same volume (= drive), or cross-volume? - That's a normal tree, not a Mini Tree. - It's Wind...

Thanks for the input. ATM I'm not inclined to go back to a color system. That's where we came from after all. I'm quite happy with the current solution. Let's give it some time to settle. BTW, logarithmic scales are not that un-human. See "Why do we perceive logarithmically?" at https://rs...

highend wrote:v106

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It looks like the 3rd bar element is nearly full but the filesize (420 MB) does not even reach the half of 1024 MB?

Sure, it's logarithmic. It's closer to the half than to the quarter so it gets 9 of the 10 pixels.

Change Log for the latest XYplorer BETA version : v19.10.0106 - 2018-08-12 19:15 * Size Graphics: Changed from linear to logarithmic representation. Each horizontal pixel doubles the size. Works surprisingly well. * Size Graphics: Instead of light blue the empty parts are now surrounded by a border...

Sorry, but I don't get it as well. v105 now and again, 1,01 GB and 8+ GB are visually identical regarding their bar size. How does this help the user to identify file sizes (and / or differences)? So my idea of the binary bar (https://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?p=161023#p161023) was not so...

eil wrote:...current implementation for sure needs some other color for "back layer" bars, 'cause due to color at first i didn't even notice there are 2-bars and 3-bars...

I can see it well here. You might need to calibrate your monitor. Which color is it that you cannot see?