A guess. 

The x and y parameters are in "map units" or the project's projection. 

So if you have a large scale, in a projected CRS, then QGIS will try and draw a 
grid line in every three feet/meters. Very time consuming. 

-ramon.

On 03/08/2012, at 11:08, Chandra Shekhar Balachandran 
<[email protected]> wrote:

> Following Tim Sutton's email, I am adding a little more descriptin of what 
> has been happening. Separately i will share the actual shape files. Attaching 
> both into one message went over the size limit.
> 
> I was not sure if attachments would be ok or not. Upon Tim Sutton's 
> suggestion, I am attaching the actual data files and clarifying my situation 
> further, below. 
> 
> In the mac, in the composer where I start setting grid parameters, 
> i select to display grid,
> then the grid type (i select crosses) -- actually i am trying to get only 
> tics on the edges with nothing on the map (crosses or full lines), but of the 
> options available, crosses are my choice
> then i come to "Interval X" and enter a value, say 2 or 3
> next, I come to "Interval Y" and enter the same value 
> and then the system hangs; often i can't even enter the Y value because the 
> system hangs as soon as i put the cursor in the field.
> i tried doing things in different order after selecting 'grid' -- thinking it 
> may be some kind of quirk in my installation that i can work around. 
> invariably, the 2nd or 3rd step after selecting 'grid' causes the machine to 
> hang.
> In the PC, i had already tried right-clicking on the blank space to get back 
> the item properties box, but it hadn't worked. Hence my question in the 
> posting.
> 
> Thanks.
> CSB
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