scale problem

[Giuseppe De Rossi]

Hi 
I've pointed that when
I put the scale to 1000 (or 1/1000), in the map 1 mm should be egual to 1
meter, well, if I print the map and I try to measure it by using a real
meter line I see that the map is stretched.
I don't know if it is only my experence. Please, try to print a Map after
setting the scale to a normalized value as for example 1/1000, now on your
paper try to measure a distance by using a line: the number of n millimeters
should correspond to n meters, but the line will measure a different number
of millimeters.
Is that your experience too ? is there anybody who can explain me this item,
and is there solution in order to have a phisical millimeter on the paper
when I set the scale to 1/1000 ?

Another issue: how can I get the meter (graphical) line under the main map
to have  normalized values as factor of 10 ie 10,10... 100 meters etc ?
The target consists on using the map as a valid measurement tool.
  

thaks to everybody

 
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