[Xfce-bugs] [Bug 11690] Add setting to show file sizes in bytes

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https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11690

--- Comment #10 from alexxcons <acs82 at gmx.de> ---
> There is plenty of space on "properties" anyway, and if one open the dialog (an extra step), it should always show as much info as possible.
I disagree. There is a ton of additional info we could display there. IMO file
managers need to display the most important parts to dont mess the GUI too
much. I am sure that there will be users which dont like the additional
"noise". Same for the status bar.
If a user is in need to see the exact size in bytes, he/she will quickly
discover the configuration option.

> The title of the column probably ought change, in that case, from "size" to "size (bytes)" to make it clear what does the number say.
Than IMO it would be better to just add a new column in View-->Configure
Columns... 
Like that there is still the option to have "size in byte" and "size human
readable" at the same time.

> The patch here also added (iirc) showing the exact size in status line. E.g.
Ah, I did not recognize that.  The bar provides sufficient space to display
both in a good way. E.g:
"aclocal.m4" - 439.3 kB (493,308 bytes) - M4 macro
I dont know what is the best way in terms of implementation. But even if it's
harder to implement, IMO we should go for the best possible outcome.

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