From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/3491 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Johannes H?sing Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: scaling Metapost graphics Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 23:01:52 +0100 Sender: owner-ntg-context@let.uu.nl Message-ID: <20001128230152.A3345@ruhrau.de> References: <3.0.3.32.20001128131853.00b9ff84@mail.northcoast.com> Reply-To: johannes.huesing@ruhrau.de NNTP-Posting-Host: coloc-standby.netfonds.no Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1035394226 17586 80.91.224.250 (23 Oct 2002 17:30:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 17:30:26 +0000 (UTC) Original-To: ntg-context@ntg.nl 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 Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:3491 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.comp.tex.context:3491 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 -- Johannes Hüsing /"\ ASCII-Ribbon Campaign \ / against HTML X in e-mail and news / \