[Goodies-dev] [Bug 11105] New: implement logarithmic netload scaling

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https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11105

            Bug ID: 11105
           Summary: implement logarithmic netload scaling
    Classification: Panel Plugins
           Product: Xfce4-netload-plugin
           Version: unspecified
          Hardware: All
                OS: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: Medium
         Component: General
          Assignee: frivoal at xfce.org
          Reporter: accounts at nstck.de
        QA Contact: goodies-dev at xfce.org

Hi,

for some time I wish for logarithmic netload scaling. I do heterogeneous tasks
on network, in which I do want to be able to determine the approximate current
netload in one look.
Linear is fine for "is it 5 Mbit/s or 15?", however using the same scaling on
the same device for the next task, it's impossible to distinguish 5Kbit/s from
70kbit/s.

Thus, I'd wish for a logarithmic scaling of the netload bar.
To allow this, the user will have to be able to set a minimum value as well,
providing a useable scaling. (Not having a scale like
|0.000001byte/s...........1kbit.10Mbit| below that log. minimum, the scale
could either be linear to 0 or not displayed. That could be a user choice, or,
if it's too complicated to implement, not implemented.

So my personal wish is: (each dot is a arbitrary but constant amount of pixels,
the numbers are the limits):

|0B/s....|20KB/s|.......50Mbit/s|
      lin           log

alternative, if you want to implement log, but not lin/log combined, I'd set it
like this:

|1KB/s............50Mbit/s|

I'd be happy if you like and implement my idea.

Thanks.

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