Re: [libreoffice-users] precision of Draw dimensions - 3 place

Thanks all.  If I make a suggestion to LO - add some more CAD abilities
to Draw such as higher precision.  LOD is a very useful program, and
could be even more useful.

Dave,

On Thu, Nov 19, 2015, at 04:52 AM, Mike Scott wrote:
> On 18/11/15 21:52, dave boland wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 18, 2015, at 02:13 PM, Brian Barker wrote:
> > > At 13:48 18/11/2015 -0500, Dave Boland wrote:
> > > > I want to locate a line 1/8-inch (0.125") from the margin. LOD
> > > > truncates that to 0.13". Is there a way to get 3-places?
> > >
> > > Is that LOD as distinct from LOW, LOC, LOI, LOB, etc.?
> > >
> > > o Go to Tools | Options... | LibreOffice Draw | General | Scale.
> > > o Set "Drawing scale" to 1:10.
> > > o Locate your line at 1.25".
> > >
> > > I trust this helps.
> >
> > Nope.  The line is set to 0.13" from the margin.
>
> Looks like this is a long-standing unfixed issue:
>
> https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=9688
> (from 2008)
>
> If you work in mm, the 2 decimal places the GUI so unreasonably forces 
> will give a precision of 10μm. Not altogether convenient for the 
> "traditionally minded" among us though :-)
>
>
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