Bug 458161

Summary: Storage size display should follow BinaryUnitDialect option
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: Erik Quaeghebeur <bugs.kde.org>
Component: Disks & Devices widgetAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: wishlist CC: nate
Priority: NOR    
Version: 5.24.6   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
See Also: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=364321
Latest Commit: https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kcoreaddons/-/commit/58cb8fcc5f8290cf2ecac5c3f5ebd9ac69aa8f10 Version Fixed In: Frameworks 6.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Erik Quaeghebeur 2022-08-22 09:10:36 UTC 
SUMMARY
The plasma disk and devices applet does not seem to follow the BinaryUnitDialect config option. Normally it is just a matter of replacing some function with some higher-level ones.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Set BinaryUnitDialect=2 in [Locale] section of $KDEHOME/.config/kdeglobals (setting to metric/SI instead of IEC)
2. Look at applet with some storage devices plugged in
3. Look for size info underneath device name

OBSERVED RESULT
GiB is used instead of GB (the latter would be correct given the described settings in $KDEHOME/.config/kdeglobals)

EXPECTED RESULT
Metric formatting is used

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.6
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.96.0
Qt Version: 5.15.5

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The BinaryUnitDialect config option is described in Bug 57240. This option is for now still without a GUI, but Bug 364321 makes it clear this is about to change. So apps like the plasma disk and devices applet should be made ready to follow BinaryUnitDialect.

It may be that there are other plasma components that need the same fix applied.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2023-07-21 21:32:56 UTC 
Fixed by Jack Hill with https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kcoreaddons/-/commit/58cb8fcc5f8290cf2ecac5c3f5ebd9ac69aa8f10 in Frameworks 6.0