The shrinking idea is a good one. I'll give that a try.

Thanks,

Luke

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From: "The Web Maestro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: Image Resolution


> Luke,
>
> Resolution is a tough nut. You can find more info on the FOP Graphics
> page[1]. A couple of patient people have done tons of testing, which
> you can find in the archives from a year or two ago. The way I got high
> quality was to create a 300dpi logo image that was larger than I
> needed, then specified width & height attributes that required the
> image shrink to fit. It's not an exact science, unfortunately.
>
> [1]
> http://xml.apache.org/fop/graphics.html
>
> On Jan 19, 2005, at 11:50 AM, Luke Shannon wrote:
>
> > If I specify one of the dimensions of an external image should this not
> > ensure that the resolution used in the PDF will be the same as the
> > orginal?
> >
> > I am trying to use a hi rez image as my header, however it looks like
> > it is
> > being written as 72dpi in the document, even though I specify the
> > width.
> >
> > Below is my code.
> >
> > The FAQ page contains the following quote:
> >
> > The explanation above describes only the basic default behavior. There
> > are
> > other attributes of the fo:external-graphic element that can affect the
> > behavior described above.
> >
> > Is there more details on this somewhere?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Luke
> >
> >
> > <fo:block>
> > <fo:external-graphic
> > src="url(file:///usr/tomcat/ac/images/topbanner/
> > nakheel_BL_pdf_panel.gif)"
> > width="1125px" scaling="uniform"/>
> > </fo:block>
> >
> >
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