What on earth do we use for bytes and bits and kilobytes and megabytes?
In the defaults I see:
- 1048576000
and
- 1073741824
Which is 1GB?
What about 1024000000 ?
And are you struggling to count the number of numeric values to ascertain if it is in the thousands, millions or billions (a million million or frequently mistaken for a thousand million) or if you are American, then Trillions.
SOLUTION:
Would it not be easier to just have one of two options:
Option One:
Input field with drop-down. Allows you to specify 1 GB, 1 MB, 1 KB. or change 1 to 1000 or 9999 or whatever you want. It is an input field. You could also make it a value changer field, where people could press UP or DOWN to make it increment and decrement in value.
This obviously saves having to write: 107374182 instead of 100 MB... Which is easier for people? Which is likely to result in fewer errors? Which is going to require less queries?
Option Two:
A drop down field with various pre-configured defaults, and at the bottom "user-defined value", which makes an input field visible (and the drop-down for KB, MB, GB) where they can input a custom value.
So Option 2 uses the same as Option 1, but also has a drop-down for frequently used sizes (1 MB, 10 MB, 50 MB, 100 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, 768 MB, 1,024 MB, User-Defined Value.). The 8 values in the drop-downs cover the most frequently used values. Making life even easier!
I hope this makes sense.
In the defaults I see:
- 1048576000
and
- 1073741824
Which is 1GB?
What about 1024000000 ?
And are you struggling to count the number of numeric values to ascertain if it is in the thousands, millions or billions (a million million or frequently mistaken for a thousand million) or if you are American, then Trillions.
SOLUTION:
Would it not be easier to just have one of two options:
Option One:
Input field with drop-down. Allows you to specify 1 GB, 1 MB, 1 KB. or change 1 to 1000 or 9999 or whatever you want. It is an input field. You could also make it a value changer field, where people could press UP or DOWN to make it increment and decrement in value.
This obviously saves having to write: 107374182 instead of 100 MB... Which is easier for people? Which is likely to result in fewer errors? Which is going to require less queries?
Option Two:
A drop down field with various pre-configured defaults, and at the bottom "user-defined value", which makes an input field visible (and the drop-down for KB, MB, GB) where they can input a custom value.
So Option 2 uses the same as Option 1, but also has a drop-down for frequently used sizes (1 MB, 10 MB, 50 MB, 100 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, 768 MB, 1,024 MB, User-Defined Value.). The 8 values in the drop-downs cover the most frequently used values. Making life even easier!
I hope this makes sense.
