No. 366

Label More Tick Marks on the Ruler at Large View Percentages

IWBNI additional ruler tick marks were labeled when a large view percentage is selected. As it is now, for view percentages above 100%, the distance between labels on the ruler is always one inch except when Measurement Units>Centimeters is selected, the distance between labels is one centimeter. At large view percentages, it is often the case that no ruler labels are visible.

This could be implemented by adding a menu item called Ruler Options to the View menu. This menu item would display a new dialog box called Ruler Options that could contain the following controls:

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Ruler Options Dialog Box

Tick Mark Label Frequency:
 
View Percentage Range Tick Mark Labels Per Base Unit
From To Inches Centimeters
100 % 149 % 1 1
150 % 399 % 2 1
400 % 799 % 4 2
800 % 1000 % 8 2

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The settings for centimeters would be used when Measurement Units>Centimeters is selected. Otherwise the settings for inches would be used.



Created: March 4, 2000
Last Updated: March 4, 2000
Version: Finale 2000b