Picture fields

[Steve Finger]

Hi Kelly,

Thanks,

I'll try this out.

Steve

Kelly Burgess wrote:
> Hi Steve,
> 
> I do image scaling in the $print method of a positioning section that 
> decides whether or not to include the picture field in that section. My 
> picture field is about an inch and a half wide, half an inch tall, and I 
> want it to max out at 4x4 inches, so anything bigger than 4 inches will 
> be scaled, otherwise not.  $noscale is kTrue, $keepaspectratio is false, 
> $horz/$vertdpi are 0...  So I do this...
> 
> 
> Do pictconvto(pictformat(fImage.IM_IMAGE),fImage.IM_IMAGE,'CS24') 
> Returns picture
> Do pictsize(picture,pictWidth,pictHeight) Returns return
> If return&pictWidth<>0
>   If (pictWidth/72>4.0)|(pictHeight/72>4.0)
>     ; scale pictures larger than 4 inches wide or high...
>     Calculate $cinst.$objs.recipeImage.$noscale as kFalse
>     If pictWidth>pictHeight
>       Calculate newWidth as 4.0
>       Calculate newHeight as 4.0*(pictHeight/pictWidth)
>     Else
>       Calculate newHeight as 4.0
>       Calculate newWidth as 4.0*(pictWidth/pictHeight)
>     End If
>     ; scaling on, set exact height and width of picture field
>     Calculate $cinst.$objs.recipeImage.$height as newHeight
>     Calculate $cinst.$objs.recipeImage.$width as newWidth
>   Else
>     ; no scaling, actual image width used regardless of what the field 
> size is
>     Calculate newWidth as pictWidth
>   End If
>   Calculate $cinst.$objs.recipeImage.$left as (7.75-newWidth)/2  ;; 
> center on page
>   Do default
> End If
> 
> 'picture' is an instance variable, used as the $dataname of the picture 
> field in the section.
> 
> So I let the picture org at top/left, and rather than try to center it 
> within the field I just control the left coordinate to get the whole 
> thing centered on the page.
> 
> Kelly
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