[QGIS-trac] Re: [Quantum GIS] #1333: QGIS measure tools

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#1333: QGIS measure tools
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        Reporter:  stelmo                            |         Owner:  homann            
            Type:  bug                               |        Status:  assigned          
        Priority:  major: does not work as expected  |     Milestone:  Version 1.0.0     
       Component:  GUI                               |       Version:  HEAD              
      Resolution:                                    |      Keywords:  QGIS Mesaure Tools
Platform_version:  WindowsXP SP2                     |      Platform:  Windows           
        Must_fix:  Yes                               |   Status_info:  1                 
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Changes (by lhbecker):

  * platform_version:  => WindowsXP SP2
  * priority:  critical: causes crash or data corruption => major: does not
               work as expected
  * component:  Build/Install => GUI
  * keywords:  => QGIS Mesaure Tools
  * must_fix:  No => Yes

Comment:

 Hi
 I also have a problem with the measureing tool on Windows. I don't know if
 I use it wrongly, but I experienced the same problem on both 0.11.0 and
 1.0.0. I changed the Settings -> Project Properties -> Map Units to Meters
 (from degrees) in the hope that the measuring tool would display the
 measured distance in meters. Although the measurement popup show that the
 units are meters, that actual displayed distance is the same as was shown
 for the degrees. The some problem persists if I you change the units to
 feet. If I remember correctly, it work fine on my Mac OS X Tiger at home.
 Regard
 Louis Becker

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/1333#comment:2>
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