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author | bseifert <none@none> | 2003-11-03 08:05:36 +0300 |
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committer | bseifert <none@none> | 2003-11-03 08:05:36 +0300 |
commit | c12aeb3edd90e95f624add3f48f90eea93d2066b (patch) | |
tree | 8a9ce64aec5666b019930fab1a7da29dc7da7612 /wdshelp | |
parent | f049e2df4b09dc19a7d76e2d33b8cfcb5370e9dc (diff) |
New option 'Show time spent in directory list'.
Diffstat (limited to 'wdshelp')
-rw-r--r-- | wdshelp/directorytree.htm | 3 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | wdshelp/whatisatree.htm | 10 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | wdshelp/windirstat.htm | 6 |
3 files changed, 10 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/wdshelp/directorytree.htm b/wdshelp/directorytree.htm index cda7dca..b72a2f5 100644 --- a/wdshelp/directorytree.htm +++ b/wdshelp/directorytree.htm @@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ </li> <li> <u>Percentage</u>. The same information as in "Subtree Percentage", in percent.<br> - [During the scanning, this column shows the time spent for the subtree so far.] + [During the scanning, this column can optionally show the time spent for the + subtree so far.] </li> <li> <u>Files</u>. Number of files in the subtree.</li> diff --git a/wdshelp/whatisatree.htm b/wdshelp/whatisatree.htm index 42298e1..fbf3495 100644 --- a/wdshelp/whatisatree.htm +++ b/wdshelp/whatisatree.htm @@ -29,23 +29,23 @@ <img src="tree.jpg" width="99" height="105" align="left" vspace="20" hspace="20" /> Instead of "hierarchical structure" we simply say <i>tree structure</i>. Since a tree is built hierarchical as well: The trunk branches out into branches, the - branches into sub-branches, twigs and finally into the leafs. In a file system + branches into sub-branches, twigs and finally into the leaves. In a file system the so called root directory is the trunk, the directories - are the branches and the files are the leafs. + are the branches and the files are the leaves. </p> <p> That's why we call the file system of a computer simply a "directory tree". </p> <p><br clear="all" /> Unlike most real trees, on a disk the trunk and the branches already have - leafs. And, unlike most real trees, too: the <u>files</u> are the voluminous + leaves. And, unlike most real trees, too: the <u>files</u> are the voluminous entities (the size of which is mesured by megabytes or gigabytes), whereas the actual directories are neglectibly small. By the way, we imagine abstract trees - as turned round: the root at the top, the leafs at the bottom. + as turned round: the root at the top, the leaves at the bottom. </p> <p>If you saw a branch off a tree and stick it into the earth, then it becomes itself a little tree (well, at least it looks like one): Every branch is, - together with its sub-branches and leafs, itself a tree, a <i>subtree</i>. + together with its sub-branches and leaves, itself a tree, a <i>subtree</i>. </p> <p>The family tree metaphor is often used as well: The subdirectories and files of a directory are called its <i>children</i>. And a directory containing a diff --git a/wdshelp/windirstat.htm b/wdshelp/windirstat.htm index 160d5d2..413e1e6 100644 --- a/wdshelp/windirstat.htm +++ b/wdshelp/windirstat.htm @@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ <p style="color=#006000">You know the problem: The hard disk is almost full, and you don't know, where the big files actually are lying, which occupy all the space. They may well be hidden in sub-sub-directories. To find out this by - means of the Windows Explorer, is tiring: you had to expand and collapse the - directories again and again or view the "Properties" of the directories, which - always count just the size of <i>one</i> subtree. It's hard to form a mental + means of the Windows Explorer, is tiring: you would have to expand and collapse + directories over and over or view the "Properties" of the directories, which + always count just the size of a single subtree. It's hard to form a mental image of the hard disk usage in this way. This is where WinDirStat helps. </p> <p>On start up WinDirStat opens the <a href="selectdrivesdialog.htm">Select Drives |