[Objects]->[Rows and Columns] cannot create certain dimensions

Bug #1099038 reported by nemesis5
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Bug Description

first i'll describe what i wanted to do, then the occuring problem:

the plan:
i wanted to visualize the fibonachi sequence with dots for a wallpaper
one dot, one dot, two, dots,....... 89 dots, 144 dots*,.... (til i reach the end of the page)
and from here where the numbers exeed 100 several columns are needed, and their height should be fixed to 100.

the problem:
i was not able to achieve this with the [Rows and Columns]-tool
i typed in the 100, or used the up and down arrows for the numbers, but after creating several tables i realized that they had not the same height.

after playing with it for an hour i couldn't figure out how the 'arrangin' 'really' works, when i am, and when i am not able to decrease the number of colums/rows, when my inputs are accepted and when the program figures out its own dimensions.

with copy and paste it takes you <5min to recreate and 'see' my problem.

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nemesis5 (anatol-drlicek-gmx) wrote :

Inkscape 0.48
Linux Mint 12

jazzynico (jazzynico)
tags: added: aligning
removed: columns rows
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jazzynico (jazzynico) wrote :

Could you please attach an example file so that we are sure we see exactly the same issue?

> i couldn't figure out how the 'arrangin' 'really' works

The manual has a page dedicated to that feature, with some examples (see http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Align.html#Align-Grid), that could help you understand how it works.

Changed in inkscape:
status: New → Incomplete
importance: Undecided → Critical
importance: Critical → Low
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nemesis5 (anatol-drlicek-gmx) wrote :

thanks for the link to the manual page

now after I have read it, it seems that this is no bug,
it is more that the toolbox seems to be made for a diffrent usecase than the one I had in mind

I have attached an example file, where you can try to create 'tables' with the height of 50 objects, and see my problem
and why the toolbox' results seemed so counterintuitive, and therefore looked like a bug to me.

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nemesis5 (anatol-drlicek-gmx) wrote :

btw,
even though it is no real bug plz look at the examle file and try it, i think its not only counterintuitive to me

thx

su_v (suv-lp)
Changed in inkscape:
status: Incomplete → New
importance: Low → Wishlist
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