ok - setting the width option to 0 something-else-than-scale% and then height to 100 theight% (and keep aspect ratio) that set the image height to the full height of the text-body. that is nice.
however the caption now conflicts with the footer ... that was not what i meant! martin On 12/12/05, Martin A. Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > > >>> > > >> > > > > > > >
