Dimensions shown incorrect

[Sheens]

From the photos you can clearly see that the shapes are totally different in size yet the dimensions given sre the same .1 x .1

[carl123]

Rather than guessing at what it could be due to

Can you upload that document to the forum?

[Paul RB]

@Sheens I have noticed that on the iPad version too. The number displayed seems to be rounded to one decimal place yet the accuracy is obviously far greater. My workaround has been to find the dimensions that work for me then just using duplicate or copy/paste to keep the sizing consistent. The rounded/incorrect dimension shown is a nuisance though so I hope this issue is addressed. 

[Gabe]

Thanks. We don't have an option to change the decimal place on iPad. So what you see is kind of expected. I'll log an improvement  

[loukash]

2 hours ago, Gabe said:

what you see is kind of expected

No offense, but I'm seriously puzzled how the developers came to the conclusion that this is what a user would actually want to see. It doesn't make any sense.

[Gabe]

It's not what we want them to see, but a consequence of using slow/fast render passes. It behaves the same on desktop if you have automatic retina rendering. 

[Paul RB]

3 hours ago, Gabe said:

Thanks. We don't have an option to change the decimal place on iPad. So what you see is kind of expected. I'll log an improvement  

 

21 minutes ago, Gabe said:

It's not what we want them to see, but a consequence of using slow/fast render passes. It behaves the same on desktop if you have automatic retina rendering. 

I will admit I find this confusing. I know the iPad offers greater accuracy as, if I set the dimensions by typing in the decimal places they are accepted and then also translate correctly to my Mac (which does show the extra decimal place). So, given iPad clearly already has this capability surely it should be fairly simple to allow the extra decimal place to appear, numerically, as well as visibly to users. (As far as the rendering on screen on iPad goes the extra decimal place appears to be taken into account also and the images are visibly the same, as can be seen by laying them over the top of each other or by placing slightly differently sized  objects next to each other in a test.) I can work with objects to two decimal places in Apple Pages, for example, without encountering screen problems though every now and then a particular dimension will only allow a jump of 0.02” rather than the usual 0.01” but then returns to allowing 0.01” increments. So, yes, showing the extra accuracy numerically in the software would be very useful.

[loukash]

58 minutes ago, Gabe said:

a consequence of using slow/fast render passes. It behaves the same on desktop if you have automatic retina rendering. 

I meant the decimal places.
On desktop, I have long ago set all decimal places to 6 because I want to be in control when using the Transform panel. (Some directly related bugs notwithstanding. I should finally report them…)

This whole "Decimal Places For Unit Types" preference never made sense to me. The only useful application for such a setting would be if it would round up/down the actual values, not just the display thereof. As it is now, it only hides important information from user. Hence all those reports about blurry images et cetera.

And not having the "Decimal Places For Unit Types" preference setting on iPad makes it even worse.