[haiku] Re: New DiskUsage icon...opinions wanted.

  • From: Dustin Howett <alaricx@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: haiku@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 18:43:36 -0400

On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 6:40 PM, scott mc<scottmc2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 3:28 PM, Dustin Howett<alaricx@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I love the latest Update on the page, but it seems backwards.
>> As the level in the drive goes down (it looks pretty low in this
>> drive) it should be red, but red is at the top here. If the drive
>> level were tall enough to be red, it seems like it would be
>> overflowing ;)
>>
>> Unless, of course, the coloured meter is a measure of the space
>> available and the green is a measure of occupied space; but that
>> didn't seem immediately obvious without looking at it for a bit.
>>
>> It's mainly a question of - is the green fill in the drive "space
>> remaining" (what I immediately took it to be) or "space used"?
>>
>> However, i do love it. Keep up the great work!
>> --
>> - Dustin L. Howett
>>
>>
>
> We already have colored meter bars...
> In tracker open the Window menu, then Preferences, then Volume Icons,
> and check the "Show Space Bars on Volumes" and then you'll get the
> little dynamic volume bars overlaying your drive icons showing how
> full they are.
> -scottmc
>
>

I'm talking about the icon here
(http://ryanleavengood.com/haiku/DiskUsage_icon.html) and nothing
more.
I know that Tracker can show space bars, it's one of my favourite features. :P

-- 
- Dustin L. Howett

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