Please correct 'Inch' Rulers

[lsigler]

Can you please correct your 'Rulers' when using for inches?

Your interface display treats inch rulers like they are metric measurements. Proper 'inch' rulers should show the relative size of the individual 'ticks' depending on the 1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 1/4 and 1/2 delimiters. Instead you show all the same size except the 1/2 mark. Your 'ticks' are also too small and hard to see, especially on laptop screens.

 

 

[Pšenda]

For example:

[lsigler]

9 hours ago, Pšenda said:

For example:

Exactly!

[kamanderside]

Would be valuable to learn the decimal equivalents, then one can just enter the exact value for guides and such, instead of guessing at it. I use decimals for everything so I never noticed the markers weren't all that great.

EX -

.125 is 1/8
.25 is 1/4
.375 is 3/8
.5 is 1/2

and so forth....

[Alfred]

20 minutes ago, warzmanda said:

Would be valuable to learn the decimal equivalents, then one can just enter the exact value for guides and such, instead of guessing at it.

If you’re using a control that allows you to type in a value you can enter an expression instead. So instead of remembering (or working out) that three sixteenths is 0.1875 you can simply type 3/16 and let the app do the arithmetic for you.

[lsigler]

59 minutes ago, warzmanda said:

Would be valuable to learn the decimal equivalents, then one can just enter the exact value for guides and such, instead of guessing at it. I use decimals for everything so I never noticed the markers weren't all that great.

EX -

.125 is 1/8
.25 is 1/4
.375 is 3/8
.5 is 1/2

and so forth....

You are missing my point. We already know and use decimal equivalents, that is not the issue. The ruler, as it is currently implemented, is not a correct visual implementation. As a graphics program Publisher should adhere to the correct visual representations of the tools offered. 

[Mike Althaus]

Agreed, Inches ruler should have different length tics for 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16th etc.

[lsigler]

Unfortunately, it appears Affinity doesn’t monitor these posts, so no action will be taken to correct this issue. 

[walt.farrell]

55 minutes ago, lsigler said:

Unfortunately, it appears Affinity doesn’t monitor these posts, so no action will be taken to correct this issue. 

They do monitor them.

In most cases they do not respond to feature requests, however, but simply use them for planning.

[GaryLearnTech]

On 3/3/2021 at 3:58 AM, lsigler said:

Your interface display treats inch rulers like they are metric measurements. Proper 'inch' rulers should show the relative size of the individual 'ticks' depending on the 1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 1/4 and 1/2 delimiters.

Sorry, but I disagree that inch measurements and metric (ie decimal) divisions should be exclusive.  Who's to say what proper is?   I don't think there's any international standards body that would support that. The photo below shows not just a 'proper' but a real 12" rule, probably circa 1980.  It clearly shows the second half with decimal divisions.

However, I would agree that your example showing the level 1/16th ticks should really have uppy/downy ticks, or at least the option.  I'd say there's room for choices.

Perhaps the developers were influenced by memories of similar real-world rulers when they produced the version we have in Publisher today?

[Pšenda]

9 minutes ago, GaryLearnTech said:

It clearly shows the second half with decimal divisions.

And it is not clear from this what is correct/preferred, and what is only a substitute and less frequently used scale?

[Pšenda]

34 minutes ago, GaryLearnTech said:

real-world

If you need a real-world example, try buying a 0.75" or 1.25" tap/pipe at a plumbing center. Of course they will expect 3/4" and 5/4".

[lsigler]

4 hours ago, GaryLearnTech said:

Sorry, but I disagree that inch measurements and metric (ie decimal) divisions should be exclusive.  Who's to say what proper is?   I don't think there's any international standards body that would support that. The photo below shows not just a 'proper' but a real 12" rule, probably circa 1980.  It clearly shows the second half with decimal divisions.

However, I would agree that your example showing the level 1/16th ticks should really have uppy/downy ticks, or at least the option.  I'd say there's room for choices.

Perhaps the developers were influenced by memories of similar real-world rulers when they produced the version we have in Publisher today?

Sorry, but you are incorrect in your assumptions. There are established standards. In the United States rules with the common 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, etc. are used for architecture, printed material and most other purposes. Rules with inch demarcations of 1/10, 1/20, 1/30, etc. are referred to as ‘engineering’ rules and are used in many forms of engineering. These are not ‘old’ or outdated, they are common today and are just used in different professions. 
Going back to the original Macs and Pagemaker 1.0 and Ventura Publisher 1.0 on the PC (and every major software since) the ‘inch’ rulers have followed and conformed to the traditional common analog ruler representation. 
 

[fde101]

Correct, these are examples of currently available engineering scale rulers:

https://www.amazon.com/Flat-Stainless-Steel-Engineer-Scale/dp/B07488BJSC

https://www.amazon.com/Pacific-T-561-Scholastic-engineer-scale/dp/B01M0VEV9H

 

As opposed to architectural scale rulers:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F7TRH3M