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Subject: DOCBOOK: Re: A proposal to clarify the semantics of DocBook graphics
/ Yann Dirson <ydirson@fr.alcove.com> was heard to say: | On Wed, Feb 06, 2002 at 10:31:32AM -0500, Norman Walsh wrote: |> / Yann Dirson <ydirson@fr.alcove.com> was heard to say: |> | On Wed, Feb 06, 2002 at 08:59:41AM -0500, Norman Walsh wrote: [...] |> If I say content-width="3in", I want the image to be 3in across. | | Hm. I'm not sure I understand the wording "to be 3in across". How | does it compare with width="3in" ? content-width="3in" says the image (before scaling) should be 3in wide. width="3in" says that the area reserved for presentation of the image (irrespective of scaling) should be 3in wide. | I was not talking about the respective values of "content-width" and | "width" attributes, but about those of the "content-width" attribute | and the real size of the image. In other words, what is supposed to | happen if you lie to the processor when you specify "content-width". The content is scaled. I've updated the description at http://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=9357&group_id=21935 and added a demo at http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/proposals/graphicatts/demo.html |> | with the implied behaviour being implementation defined. |> |> I'm a little concerned about this because some systems may not be able |> to crop (or not to crop). | | Yes, but there are many systems, for example, that are not able to | display MediaObjectCO correctly. Maybe that does not make much | difference. True. I don't feel strongly about this one. Anyone else have an opinion? Be seeing you, norm -- Norman Walsh <ndw@nwalsh.com> | It is important what a man still http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/ | plans at the end. It shows the Chair, DocBook Technical Committee | measure of injustice in his | death.--Elias Canetti
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