Originally Posted by Thrumbar
Open map (M)
zoom in map to scale you desire
Right clock on map and select save map scale and close map
Open and close map several times to insure it is to the proper scale 
Thrumbar  |
Tried that. It works when the map closes completely (i.e. the X at the upper right corner is hit) but not when it's minimized back to mini-map size then re-maximized, which is my problem.