From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/3498 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Hans Hagen Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: scaling Metapost graphics Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 09:59:03 +0100 Sender: owner-ntg-context@let.uu.nl Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20001129095903.017638c0@pop.wxs.nl> References: <3.0.3.32.20001128131853.00b9ff84@mail.northcoast.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: coloc-standby.netfonds.no Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1035394232 17635 80.91.224.250 (23 Oct 2002 17:30:32 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 17:30:32 +0000 (UTC) Cc: johannes.huesing@ruhrau.de, ntg-context@ntg.nl Original-To: David Arnold In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.20001128131853.00b9ff84@mail.northcoast.com> Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:3498 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.comp.tex.context:3498 At 01:18 PM 11/28/00 -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. You can also scale the picture afterwards, using 'xsized' and alike [see manual]. I think that david's method is okay, since that way you get the dimensions you ask for while retaining the line widths etc. This is best for consistency. Hans ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: +31 (0)38 477 53 69 | fax: +31 (0)38 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------