Why uneven numbers on vertical axis in speed graph?

[jith45]

Greetings

I've been using rutorrent for a while. I use it in Firefox on a Mac and in Iceweasel on a Debian box. It works well for me, no complaints really, but I am wondering something. I have my max upload speed set in rtorrent to 200 KB/s. When I use the speed graph, why are the labels on the vertical axis such strange, "arbitrary" numbers? E.g., when it's seeding at close to the max, why are the labels on the vertical axis 97.6 KB/s and 195.2 KB/s? Why not 100 KB/s and 200 KB/s?

As I say, not a complaint, just sort of an aesthetic issue.

 

[das329717]

my guess would be that it isn't actually reaching your max, and this is why it's reporting that.

 

[jith45]

Right now I'm seeding at 52 KB/s. The labels on the vertical axis are 24.4 KB/s and 48.8 KB/s. Why not simple, even numbers like 25 KB/s and 50 KB/s?

See what I mean?

Edit: I also see that it's not like that in this screenshot:

http://rutorrent.googlecode.com/svn/wiki/images/scr1_big.jpg

The labels are at even numbers like 30.0 KB/s, 40.0 KB/s, etc.

 

[somus1735]

Right now I'm seeding at 52 KB/s. The labels on the vertical axis are 24.4 KB/s and 48.8 KB/s. Why not simple, even numbers like 25 KB/s and 50 KB/s?

Because for graph used third-part library jflot and it works as it can.

 

[jith45]

Because for graph used third-part library jflot and it works as it can.

Thank you for your reply.

It appears to be a case of kilo- vs. kibi-. The values that are printed on the y-axis are 1000/1024 times the even values. I.e. 25*(1000/1024) = 24.4, 50*(1000/1024) = 48.8, 100*(1000/1024) = 97.6, etc.