** Description changed:

  Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
  gparted 0.5.1-1ubuntu2
  gnome-utils 2.30.0-0ubuntu1
  
- Several programs show used or available space with mixed units. This
- leads to confusion and you have to calculate. Please see the attached
+ Several programs show mixed units in the same table. This is impractical
+ and confusing as you have to compare manually. Please see the attached
  screenshots for examples.
  
- A simple solution is to use one default unit. GiB with decimal places
- would be the intelligent choice at the moment.
+ A simple solution would be to use one default unit (for each program):
+ GParted: GiB
+ Nautilus & baobab: MiB
+ Synaptic: KiB

** Description changed:

  Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
+ gnome-utils 2.30.0-0ubuntu1
  gparted 0.5.1-1ubuntu2
- gnome-utils 2.30.0-0ubuntu1
+ nautilus 1:2.30.1-0ubuntu1
+ synaptic 0.63.1ubuntu6
  
- Several programs show mixed units in the same table. This is impractical
- and confusing as you have to compare manually. Please see the attached
- screenshots for examples.
+ 
+ Several programs show mixed units in the same table. This is impractical and 
confusing as you have to compare manually. Please see the attached screenshots 
for examples.
  
  A simple solution would be to use one default unit (for each program):
  GParted: GiB
  Nautilus & baobab: MiB
  Synaptic: KiB

** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #618269
   https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=618269

** Also affects: nautilus via
   https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=618269
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

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usage of mixed units (bytes, MiB, GiB) for file size and space
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/573382
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