Robert G. Werner
rwerner@lx1.microbsys.com
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On Tue, 25 May 1999, Darren O. Benham wrote:
> On Tue, May 25, 1999 at 08:57:11PM -0600, Matt Kimball wrote:
> > The first-order fix is to look at the pHYs section in the PNG and get
> > the physical resolution from that, and use it. This is great, but
> > lots and lots of PNGs don't have any physical resolution information.
> > So the problem remains that there is no one correct size for those
> > images. Should AbiWord assume 72 dpi on those images? Should it
> > always insert images at a specific size -- say 1 inch wide? Should it
> > guess at a size based on the resolution of the image and the paper
> > width and use something that isn't absurdly big or small?
> I'd say -- guess based on paper size/resolution of picture. That would
> make the most sense as long as there is a "resize" option. Without a
> resize option, I'd pick a set size of.. say, 20% the page size or smaller.
>
> Assuming 72dpi would probably be the least preferable. Most graphics
> aren't created at that resolution and our target audience are not
> publishing experts to think of this magic number..
>
>
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