[QGIS-trac] Re: [Quantum GIS] #1433: measurements and scale broken in latlon

[Quantum GIS]

#1433: measurements and scale broken in latlon
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        Reporter:  msieczka                                   |         Owner:  timlinux                                      
            Type:  bug                                        |        Status:  new                                           
        Priority:  critical: causes crash or data corruption  |     Milestone:  Version 1.2.0                                 
       Component:  Projection Support                         |       Version:  HEAD                                          
      Resolution:                                             |      Keywords:  scale, projections, measure line, measure area
Platform_version:                                             |      Platform:  All                                           
        Must_fix:  Yes                                        |   Status_info:  0                                             
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Comment (by borysiasty):

 This is an important issue. Many users think the unit selector allows some
 kind of reprojection in the fly and feel confused.

 Shouldn't we tie the units to the current CRS and take the selector away?
 Actually it's partially implemented: if I set the project CRS to any
 metric one and OTFR is enabled, the units are switched to meters
 automagically. But if OTFR is disabled, selecting a metric CRS doesn't
 switch the units. This is a bit inconsequent.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/1433#comment:6>
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