### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
#P qgis
Index: python/gui/qgsmapcanvas.sip
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--- python/gui/qgsmapcanvas.sip	(revision 13487)
+++ python/gui/qgsmapcanvas.sip	(working copy)
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@
 
     //! Zoom out with fixed factor
     void zoomOut( );
+
+    //! Zoom to a specific scale
+    void zoomScale( double scale );
     
     //! Zoom with the factor supplied. Factor > 1 zooms in
     void zoomByFactor( double scaleFactor );
Index: src/gui/qgsmapcanvas.h
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--- src/gui/qgsmapcanvas.h	(revision 13487)
+++ src/gui/qgsmapcanvas.h	(working copy)
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@
     //! Zoom out with fixed factor
     void zoomOut( );
 
+    //! Zoom to a specific scale
+    void zoomScale( double scale );
+
     //! Zoom with the factor supplied. Factor > 1 zooms out, interval (0,1) zooms in
     void zoomByFactor( double scaleFactor );
 
Index: src/gui/qgsmapcanvas.cpp
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--- src/gui/qgsmapcanvas.cpp	(revision 13487)
+++ src/gui/qgsmapcanvas.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -1432,6 +1432,14 @@
   refresh();
 }
 
+
+void QgsMapCanvas::zoomScale( double scale )
+{
+	// Since it is an adjustment of scale, we do:
+	double factor = scale / mMapRenderer->scale();
+	zoomByFactor( factor );
+}
+
 void QgsMapCanvas::selectionChangedSlot()
 {
   // Find out which layer it was that sent the signal.