Quoting Wookey <wookey at aleph1.co.uk>:
> A scale taken from the overall map (properly scaled with stations) is
> that it is much more likely to be correct, and a typical avergae (not
> a value from the ends of the bell curve, which you might get using a
> random x-sect to scale all the others). So this seems to me to be much
> better (as well as much quicker).

But if you scaprs drawn in different scales? And what about rotation?  
I think it is difficult.

> Could you get confused as to which marker is which and
> thusaccidentally reverse the x-sect? If so them either make them diff
> shapes or colours, or put them slightly to corners.

This is, why I wanted to have there an arrow - it will point from  
first to second marker.

> for 'next two clicks place scale markers' would be best - but maybe
> that is not easy to code?

No idea, I need to have a look. May be adding another "RED" mode is feasible.

> We have a general (and very difficult) problem of what to do about
> labels and sections in the presence of over/under lying passages. I am
> not yet sure what the answers are but there is definately much room
> for improvement.

Agree.

S.


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