Scale bar vanishes when Atlas is used

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Author Name: Kate Callan (Kate Callan)
Original Redmine Issue: 15827
Affected QGIS version: 2.14.8
Redmine category:map_composer/printing

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I am experiencing intermittent issues with scale bars in the print composer using atlases. Occasionally the scale bar completely vanishes, and when I select it from the Items menu its X-position is always at '10000000.000 mm'. I edit this number to bring it back into view and from then on am unable to select any items in the composer map window. I can select them from the Items menu and edit properties there. The only solution I have found is to add in a new scale bar, then the project behaves for a while until the new scale bar randomly disappears as well. Closing and re-opening the project does not help. Sometimes, the scale bar disappears as soon as I activate the atlas in the composer.

I have experienced this issue with more than one project and on more than one computer. A colleague has also had the same problem.

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Author Name: Kate Callan (Kate Callan)

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Edit: Once this issue occurs, all items except the scale bar need to be selected (using the menu) and copied to a new composer. Duplicating the composer does not help.

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Author Name: Kate Callan (Kate Callan)

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Update: This only seems to happen when using atlases which involve a change of scale between atlas features, and does not happen when using atlases which utilise multiple copies of the same feature for different plans. However, the issue does not necessarily coincide with switching between features.

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Author Name: Anita Graser (@anitagraser)

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• subject was changed from Scale bar behaviour to Scale bar vanishes when Atlas is used

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Author Name: Giovanni Manghi (@gioman)

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• priority_id was changed from High to Normal

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Author Name: Giovanni Manghi (@gioman)

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• regression was configured as 0
• easy_fix was configured as 0

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Author Name: Giovanni Manghi (@gioman)

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