specify sizes in human readable format (e.g., 1K 234M 2G)

Bug #1069378 reported by Manuel López-Ibáñez
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Bug Description

When doing manual partitioning, partition sizes are specified in MB (the text says so). It would be far clearer if after the number there was a selection button where one could specify the units (Megabytes, Gigabytes, Terabytes etc).

That is, instead of:

New partition size in megabytes (100000 bytes): 10

it would say:

New partition size: 10 [Megabytes>]

and the [Megabytes>] is clickable.
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ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu14
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/kubuntu.seed boot=casper maybe-ubiquity initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=es
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
KnownReport: http://launchpad.net/bugs/998492
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: ubiquity (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic-pae 3.2.30
Tags: precise ubiquity-2.10.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic-pae i686
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip fuse lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

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Sasa Paporovic (melchiaros) wrote :

Sorry Manuel,
but we use not more the manual reporting, whenever it could be done with apport.

Please use in futhur :

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs

Anyway, at minimum please add the tag for the Ubuntu version you are on(e.g quantal or precise). This will give the information on what version of the installation system you are talking on.

You should also run:

apport-collect 1069378

(please install the missing libraries for this action- > see console output).

Affter this please set the status of the report back to new.

Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Manuel López-Ibáñez (manuellopezibanez) wrote : Casper.txt

apport information

tags: added: apport-collected precise ubiquity-2.10.16
description: updated
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Manuel López-Ibáñez (manuellopezibanez) wrote : ProcEnviron.txt

apport information

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Manuel López-Ibáñez (manuellopezibanez) wrote : UbiquityPartman.txt

apport information

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Manuel López-Ibáñez (manuellopezibanez) wrote : UbiquitySyslog.txt

apport information

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Manuel López-Ibáñez (manuellopezibanez) wrote :

I don't see there how to report bugs in the installer. The installer does not have any "Submit feedback.." "Report a bug..." option.

Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → New
Robert Roth (evfool)
Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
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Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson) wrote :

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for ubiquity (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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