Problem with scale bar in layout window

[dreap]

Hi all,

I'm having problems inserting a scale bar into a layout window using the Draw Scale Bar tool. I've done this plenty of times before without any issue and am not doing anything differently to previously.

Now, when I use the Draw Scale Bar tool Mapinfo inserts a ginormous scale bar that covers the entire layout window. I can't resize it because I can't even select the entire scale bar - it runs off the edge of the layout window frame even when I minimise the frame as far as it will go.

This is very annoying and I'm at a complete loss as to how to fix it. I know I can create a scale bar in the map window instead (this is what I've been resorting to), but I'd rather not because it just doesn't present as well.

Please help!

Thanks in advance.

[Alex Leith]

I get this too. As a new MI user, the scale bar options seem extremely limited and, to be honest, crippled and ridiculous!

We do have a tab file that contains a scale bar with a pre-set width and if you set your map frame and scale bar frame manually to the same scale, then it is accurate. This is a funny little workaround though, since surely PBS could have coded up something similar years ago!

How do others do scale bars?

[Dragos]

Try to find Layscale.mbx. it's a very good option!

Link: http://www.mapinfotools.com/index.php?option=com_sobi2&letter=L&Itemid=72&limitstart=5

Dragos

[Alex Leith]

 it's a very good option!

More like an adequate workaround! I just tried it, and while it makes a nice enough scalebar, it isn't dynamic and changing it requires selecting all the little objects and deleting them. Undo only gets rid of the scale...

[dreap]

...the Draw Scale Bar tool does the same, i.e. inserts an undynamic bar in lots of little pieces.......if it actually decides to insert a non-universe-sized bar in the first place that is. If you select the whole bar and scale with the Marquee Select tool you can manage the scale bar altogether.

dw

[dreap]

Sorry all,

I'm refreshing this thread in the hope of someone having an answer.

No luck with solving this problem yet.

dw

[Miroslav Umlauf]

The only way to use (very poor and limited) dynamic scale bar is to create it in the map window and link it to frame in layout. I have no idea why your scale bar is getting suddenly ridiculously big - I have tried to change units in Options / Preferences / System setttings and everything works ok. Maybe some wrong projection of Map window can affect it that way...

Anyway I am very unhappy how PB Software cares about customers in the way of making the software better. You can vote on Idea Community for flexible/dynamic scale bar which should be included as BASIC tool in Mapinfo years ago.

And also have fun reading my comments there:
https://pbinsight.secure.force.com/pbideas//apex/ideaView?id=08780000000E5KO&returnUrl=%2Fapex%2FideaList%3Fc%3D09a800000009It0%26category%3DMapInfo%2BProfessional%26p%3D2%26sort%3Dtop

Cheers,

Miro