Allow 3 digits in setting gridlines

[Bug Importer]

I've just picked up this program and started using it.
 I must say that I find it an amazing piece of work.
I've been using CorelDraw v3 since about 1992 or so
(Heh, it still works, and I know how to use it), but
this will solve the problem of the last reason I have
for keeping a Windows box around...a decent vectors
graphic program.

The one issue I've found is that the grid lines only
accepts two digits. I like to make technical drawings
that I use to cut precise parts from wood and steel. I
draw it on the computer, print it, and paste it
(physically) to the part I'm trying to make. All of my
holes and cut lines are located in one pass, and it is
much easier to do on the computer than to lay out by
hand. The smallest measurement I generally work with
is 1/8 inch, which is .125. Set the gridline to .12
and all the measurements are severely skewed after a
couple of inches. Would it be possible to increase the
grid resolution by one digit?

Again, beautiful program.

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[Paul d'Aoust (paul)]

I agree on both points: (1) Inkscape is a fantastic program,
which solves pretty much all of my vector needs -- and I'm a
professional graphic designer. (2) Adding a third digit of
precision would help immensely; I'm often working with
eighth-inch bleeds, and it's frustrating to type in 0.125
and have it change to 0.12. The odd thing is that sometimes
it does go to 0.125 (while still displaying 0.12) depending
on how you unfocus the spinbox, but I haven't figured out
the pattern yet.

In the interest of consistency, it may be good to also
change the precision of the page width and height spinboxes,
as well as the spinbox in the dialogue that pops up when you
double-click on a guide.

(note to anyone who is waiting for a solution: 0.125 in is
the same as 9 pts, so if you change the measurement units to
pts, you have more control. Don't try that with a graphic
designer's ruler, though, because a traditional point is
actually 1.06574803 larger than a computer point.)

[Bug Importer (bug-importer)]

Ditto. The previous version of Inkscape I used allowed several more digits
after the decimal marker, and I'm a bit mystified why they were taken out,
especially when the position and size text boxes in the tool controls bar
still displays more precision on occasion.

Three digits would be nice, but 1/16th inch measurements are very common
and require four (0.0625). Also, the program needs to at least accurately
display conversions from one measurement system to another; a distance of
one pixel should display properly when converted to centimeters or inches,
for instance, which it doesn't do at this point.

I agree, too - it's a beautiful program.

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[Maximilian Albert (cilix)]

In current SVN grids are handled with 4 digits of precision; guidelines have 3 digits. So I guess this solves the major part of this feature request. It's true, though, that page width and height only allow 2 digits. Thus I'm leaving this RFE open, and also because it may make sense to unify all precisions throughout the program.