2009/12/8 John Gilchrist <[email protected]>: > *My Problem:* > > I use OOo Writer to make PDF files. > > How can I adjust a photo to be so many pixels in a PDF file? > > Under Tools, Options, OpenOffice.org Writer, General - I can select > "Centimeter, Inch, Pica, or Point" > > There is NO pixel scale. This constantly bothers me. Why? > > When I make a screen shot, some of the lines in the image are 1 pixel wide. > > I use the .png format to keep the image sharp. > (.jpg format does not keep fine detail in an image.) > > The image *does look absolutely perfect in OOo Writer* with the image > inserted "Original Size" and Zoom = 100%! > > When I view the PDF, however, with either full screen mode, or with the PDF > set to 100%, the image does NOT look good. > > Trying to adjust the PDF zoom for a sharp image is nearly impossible. I > don't think it's possible. > > * * * > > *My Work Around:* > > Here is what I do to get sharp images into a PDF file: > I set the page in OOo Writer to be 12.80 in x 10.24 in. > That is ratio of my LCD screen, 1280 x 1024 pixels. > When I place an image into OOo Writer, I specify inches = pixels. > (904 pixels x 347 pixels => 9.04 inches x 3.47 inches) > Then, the PDF in full screen mode shows the image on my screen perfectly. > > Is there a better way? > > I am open to any ideas. > > I welcome your thoughts. > > Thank you, > John Gilchrist >
PDF, like ODF, DOC. and PS (on which it is based), is a format for describing a printed page. Therefore, there exists no facility for defining pixels. As you have discovered, there is a software workaround but that is a hack or abuse of the feature. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
