Zoom correction factor

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0o0o0ok
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Zoom correction factor

Postby 0o0o0ok » Sun Mar 01, 2015 8:20 am

Hello,

I have been using Inkscape for a long time but I only just noticed this issue. Not sure if I'm doing something wrong.

The scale in my Zoom Correction Factor setting is exactly right when measured against a ruler, however I have to zoom to 131% to get the page the right size. Pressing '1' goes to 100%, which is too small.

I am using Inkscape .91

Can anyone shed any light on this?

tylerdurden
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Re: Zoom correction factor

Postby tylerdurden » Sun Mar 01, 2015 9:45 am

Ja, it is a bit confusing... here's the deal:

The zoom correction factor tool in preferences, just provides the user a number, the one in the box.

The zoom control in the lower corner of the display always refers to the relationship of Inkscape workspace pixels to screen pixels... 100% is a 1:1 relationship.

To display the working page at real-world size, enter the derived zoom correction factor in the lower corner box.

More:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1081956
Have a nice day.

I'm using Inkscape 0.92.2 (5c3e80d, 2017-08-06), 64 bit win8.1

The Inkscape manual has lots of helpful info! http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/

0o0o0ok
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Re: Zoom correction factor

Postby 0o0o0ok » Sat Mar 07, 2015 11:51 am

Thanks, that makes sense. Everything else I've read seems to imply that when you press '1' or go to 1:1 in the view menu it should go to the correct size though, whereas for me that also just goes to 100%. Kind of makes the 1:1 setting redundant. In other words, it would be nice to have a shortcut to the correct zoom, instead of having to type it manually.


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