[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 135988] New: Grid resolution should work at drawing scale, not page scale.

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=135988

            Bug ID: 135988
           Summary: Grid resolution should work at drawing scale, not page
                    scale.
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 6.3.6.2 release
          Hardware: x86 (IA32)
                OS: Mac OS X (All)
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: Draw
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: lea.rochester at damsonridge.co.uk

Description:
The grid settings field (Grid>Resolution>Horizontal) does not display units at
the current drawing scale, but the resulting grid is a function of the drawing
scale setting (General>Drawing scale). 

In order to achieve the desired grid setting it is necessary to enter a
calculated value (resolution = grid / scale), resulting in very small values in
the entry field at higher scales.

The precision of the entry field limits the range of values, which restricts
the possible grid size at higher scales.

A similar issue was raised in "Bug 44267 - Two decimal digits are insufficient
for specifying object position and size"

A more intuitive solution would be to have the user enter the desired grid
value at the current drawing scale, using a choice of units. In this case, two
significant figures would be a reasonable precision for the field (e.g. 5 mm
instead of 0.01 cm) 


Example:
I want to draw a building plan and set the units to centimetre and the scale to
1:50. I want to work on a 0.5 cm grid, but I have to set the grid resolution to
0.01 cm (0.5 \ 50 = 0.01). 


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set "General>Settings>Unit of measure" to Centimetre
2. Set "General>Scale>Drawing scale" to 1:50
3. Set "Grid>Resolution>Horizontal" to 0.01 cm

Actual Results:
The grid is set to 0.5 cm

Expected Results:
It would be more intuitive if the grid was set to 0.01 cm


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
The entry field should use the current drawing scale and allow the user to
select a choice of units independent of the current units of measure. For
instance enable the user to enter 5 mm even if the units of measure are Metre.

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