Re: Does "20% over the minimum allowed size" means "120% of ..."?
On 12.IV.2004 at 15:03 Carlos Z.F. Liu wrote:
> The sentence below was found in partman-partitioning's pot.
> "Hint: Use \"20%\" (or \"30%\", etc.) for 20% (resp. 30%, etc.) over the"
> "minimum allowed size. Use \"max\" as a shortcut for the maximum allowed "
> "size."
>
> To get 120% of the minimum size, you need to enter "20%". Am I right?
Yes.
> If true, it will maybe confuse many users (especially, for those
> non-native english speakers). At least, I need to think for a while
> to get the real meaning. Probably, a more direct way (such as, using
> "120%") should be better. How do you think?
I can not decide what is better.
Anton Zinoviev
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