[Qgis-user] scaling bug?

[Ľubomír Varga]

On Wednesday 22 October 2008 13:17:30 Andreas Neumann wrote:
> Werner Macho wrote:
> > Thx for explaining this ..
> > So I'd suggest to make other than degrees as the default unit in qgis -
>
> I don't know - we'd have to do a poll on this. I don't know how many
> people work with degrees and how many with meters. I also mainly work in
> meters.
>
> Ideally one could set the preferered units and projection in the QGIS
> preferences. At my workplace I usually exclusively work in the Swiss
> national grid (EPSG 21781) with meters as units. It also annoys me if I
> have to reset projection and units every time I start a new QGIS project.
>
> You can perhaps file an enhancement request to have a global default
> units and projection setting in the QGIS preferences.
>
> > and I'm also with Andreas to issue a warning when loading data outside
> > the range.
>
> yes, you could issue an enhancement request on this as well.
>
> I think both aren't really bugs, but enhancements (minor annoyances).

What about posibility to set default units globaly, and also to allow 
autodetect feature? (if in first 100 coordinates in input file is no 
coordinate bigger than 360, than it is degrees, else it is default unit = 
meter/feet selected in some autoselect unit dialog)

>
> Andreas
>
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