[rfc-i] Scaling factors for graphics
touch at isi.edu (Joe Touch) Sat, 12 July 2014 18:54 UTC
From: "touch at isi.edu"
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 11:54:14 -0700
Subject: [rfc-i] Scaling factors for graphics
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> On Jul 11, 2014, at 7:05 PM, Ted Lemon <mellon at fugue.com> wrote: > >> On Jul 11, 2014, at 4:07 PM, Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter at gmail.com> wrote: >> I can't parse "actual size". Scaling to fit the screen/window/paper >> size is a given, isn't it? The only question is whether the author >> needs any control over it. > > If an image is really detailed, scaling it to fit a very small screen may be the wrong thing to do; it may be better to let the user scroll it. You see this in ebooks sometimes--a figure will be so tiny that it's impossible to make sense of it, and it can't be expanded. So I think it does make sense to specify a minimum size in inches or millimeters for an image. Pixels matter more. > If some presentation system wants to shrink it more, that's fine, but the information is useful. > > _______________________________________________ > rfc-interest mailing list > rfc-interest at rfc-editor.org > https://www.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-interest
- [rfc-i] Scaling factors for graphics Elwyn Davies
- [rfc-i] Scaling factors for graphics Brian E Carpenter
- [rfc-i] Scaling factors for graphics Ted Lemon
- [rfc-i] Scaling factors for graphics Joe Touch
- [rfc-i] Scaling factors for graphics Ted Lemon
- [rfc-i] Scaling factors for graphics Joe Touch
- [rfc-i] Scaling factors for graphics Ted Lemon
- [rfc-i] Scaling factors for graphics "Martin J. Dürst"
- [rfc-i] Scaling factors for graphics Larry Masinter