From: Johannes H?sing <hannes@ruhrau.de>
Subject: Re: scaling Metapost graphics
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 23:01:52 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20001128230152.A3345@ruhrau.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.20001128131853.00b9ff84@mail.northcoast.com>; from darnold@northcoast.com on Tue, Nov 28, 2000 at 01:18:53PM -0800
On Tue, Nov 28, 2000 at 01:18:53PM -0800, David Arnold wrote:
> Johannes,
>
> Hans will help you with the Context way, if there is one. What I like to do
> is get the graphics the right size before I use them. I always use a
> scaling factor in my MP code. For example, let's say I want a figure that
> is 3 inches wide.
>
> %initialize scale
> numeric u; 5u=3in;
>
[...]
>
> Note that this is exactly 3inches wide. Now, suppose I change my mind and I
> want it to be 4inches wide. This is all I have to do:
>
> %initialize scale
> numeric u; 5u=4in;
>
David,
this is a good idea and I think I'll incorporate this style!
Greetings
Johannes
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Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2000-11-28 21:18 David Arnold
2000-11-28 22:01 ` Johannes H?sing [this message]
2000-11-29 8:59 ` Hans Hagen
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2003-03-20 6:26 reusing metapost graphics Matthew Huggett
2003-03-20 8:53 ` scaling " Patrick Gundlach
2000-11-28 21:06 scaling Metapost graphics Johannes H?sing
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