bisq-network/bisq

UI: Add support for sats, a.k.a. "make sats the standard"

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#4,380 opened on Jul 27, 2020

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good first issuein:gui

Description

Allow the user to configure the units for displaying BTC amounts (sats, mBTC, BTC -- just like Electrum Wallet does).

This makes it more intuitive for user to deal with the decimal zeroes in a typical BTC amount.

Assuming the BTC prices tend to rise, this is a good long-term approach. People would deal in smaller and smaller amounts of BTC, which will eventually be harder and harder to represent as BTC in a "human readable" way.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
java
Domain
frontend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
JavaJavaFXBitcoin currency display
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60
Research direction
Look into existing settings UI for currency display (e.g., BTC, mBTC). The settings are likely in the Preferences GUI. Find where BTC amounts are formatted and add a new unit option. Check if there is a configuration file for units. The issue references Electrum Wallet as a reference for implementation.