the problem is, that you cannot set width to 0 scale% and then adjust the height option. the height option is locked as long as the width is set to scale%.
martin On 12/12/05, Geoffrey Lloyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, 12 Dec 2005, Martin A. Hansen wrote: > > > i am still confused. > > > > page% -> that is the width of the page from paper edge to paper edge? > > line% -> that is the width from from margin to margin? or is that text% > > > > and which of these settings include footer and header - that would be > > pheight% as opposed to theight%? > > > > actually, these abbreviations are not very logic - i can choose width = > > theight and hight=text - i find that confusing. > > > > my current problem is a narrow, figure that is quite high. i would like > it > > to be rescaled maintaining aspect ratio, but the height should be fitted > to > > the height of the text-body - so it doesnt go over the edge of the > paper, or > > interferes with the footer or header. > > > Simply set Width to 0 scale% and height to 100 theight% and select > 'maintain aspect ratio' > > Tell me if this works > > > random things to get there. first of all, since the determining factor > is > > the height, i need to adjust the height option - and to do that - i have > to > > alter the width option from "scale%" to something else. but in doing > that - > > i may be setting the determining factor to something width related??? > but i > > must set the width option to something before i am allowed to set the > height > > option.... > > > > so with widht=theight% height=theight% and aspect ratio selected. that > > results in the figure overshooting the right margin - but the bottom > margin > > is ok. > > > > - and with width=line% and height=theight% and aspect ratio selected - > and > > the result overshoots the bottom margin - but the right margin is ok. > > > > now, i am pretty sure that it should be possible in a reasonable amount > of > > time to get these settings set so that both the right and bottom margin > > overshoots - but how to get it right? > > You dont have to set every setting. Just choose the ones that make snese > and set the others to 0 > > > > > > > > > martin > > > > > > > > On 12/12/05, Geoffrey Lloyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> On Mon, 12 Dec 2005, Martin A. Hansen wrote: > >> > >>> i have been trying to figure out how the different settings in > >>> graphic-output works. > >>> > >>> what are the meaning of these ( this is not mentioned in the docs?!? ) > ? > >>> > >>> text% > >>> col% > >>> page% > >>> line% > >>> theight% > >>> pheight% > >> > >> THese allow you to scale the image as you want it to be on the page. So > >> say your original graphic is A4 sized but you want it to be much > smaller > >> in print then the following are useful > >> > >> text% - this is percentage of text width > >> col% - column width > >> page% - page width > >> line% - line width > >> theight% - text height > >> pheight% - page height > >> > >> So you can set either the width or height of the image. Using the > >> 'maintain aspect ratio' box locks the figure so that if you halve the > >> width you also halve the height. It stops the figure getting distorted. > >> However you can set the height and width thus forcing the image to > >> distort. > >> > >> In general i set the width of my figures so they look how i want > (taking > >> in to account the aspect ratio) and use the text% option. > >> > >> Just play about and see what suits. > >> > >> Geoff > >> > >>> > >>> when to use which? > >>> > >>> moreover, when to set height and width? > >>> > >>> and when to use the "maintain aspect ratio" button? > >>> > >>> > >>> martin > >>> > >> > > >
