[Qgis-user] Scale bar

[John Craddock]

Tim,
My quandary is that I don't know whether I am experiencing a bug, or need an enhancement, or if I am just plain dumb about using QGIS. I am using QGIS on Windows XP; Titan Version 8.1.0 release.
On the status bar, the scale box shows 1:59 for a map where it should read about 1:5900000. When I go to the scale bar set up dialog there is a setting for size of bar. The minimum size that can be set is 1 metre/km. I don't know whether this limitation is related to the scale box issue or not. However, I would expect that there are many maps and GIS views where 1mm/km would not be uncommon.
I don't wish to file unnecessary bug reports if it is me that is the cause of my difficulties. That is why I make the inquiry first.
Regards
John Craddock

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Sutton [mailto:tim at linfiniti.com]
> Sent: 16 March 2007 20:25
> To: John Craddock
> Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Scale bar
> 
> 
> Hi
> 
> The units are automatically adjusted based on your scale. As before,
> if you need a different behaviour please file a bug / enhancement
> request. Explaining how you would prefer it to work.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Tim
> 
> 2007/3/15, John Craddock <john.craddock at xitech.com.au>:
> > Hello all,
> > Can anyone point me to the directions as to how to set the 
> scale bar. At
> > the moment the best I can do is 1 metre/km! not much good 
> on a 1:1000000
> > map.
> >
> > Regards
> > John Craddock
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