[QGIS-trac] Re: [Quantum GIS] #1071: units conversion bogus for meters <-> feet

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#1071: units conversion bogus for meters <-> feet
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        Reporter:  bgullatt                          |         Owner:  nobody       
            Type:  bug                               |        Status:  new          
        Priority:  major: does not work as expected  |     Milestone:  Version 1.0.0
       Component:  MapCanvas                         |       Version:  HEAD         
      Resolution:                                    |      Keywords:  measure      
Platform_version:                                    |      Platform:  All          
        Must_fix:  Yes                               |   Status_info:  0            
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Changes (by msieczka):

  * priority:  minor: annoyance or enhancement => major: does not work as
               expected
  * summary:  Measurement tool conversion and formatting issues => units
              conversion bogus for meters <-> feet
  * platform_version:  Windows =>
  * platform:  Windows => All
  * must_fix:  No => Yes
  * type:  defect => bug

Comment:

 I can't reproduce the problem with formatting in 0.11 on GNU/Linux or
 Windows XP.

 But the second issue still takes place, at least partially, both on
 Windows and GNU/Linux. Miles <-> kilometers transformation is OK, however
 if you zoom in so that hundreds of meters are displayed instead of
 kilometers, and change the project units, QGIS will claim that e.g. 200
 m=200 feet. Easy to verify using map scale plugin.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/1071#comment:2>
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