Re: Fwd: [libreoffice-users] Re: How to arrange figures on page (table?)

Hi.
What format are the figures and how are you inserting them.
I have found that I get different results using copy and paste.
When I drag or import a jpeg it has scaling data in the file (dpi). A 
png works like a jpeg. When I copy to the clipboard and paste it is just 
bitmap and the table cell expands to fit the image. The image still does 
not change proportion.
A figure from draw works completely differently.

Steve


On 2012-10-02 07:23, Agustin Lobo wrote:
> Steve,
> Thanks for your help. Unfortunately, by some reason, I do have different
> settings by default on ubuntu, and when I do what you indicate my figures get
> the size and shape of the cells.
> Regards,
>
> Agus
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Steve Edmonds <steve.edmonds@ptglobal.com>
> Date: Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 12:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: How to arrange figures on page (table?)
> To: Agustin.Lobo@ictja.csic.es
>
>
> Hi.
> sorry for jumping in so late but I didn't think I could contribute.
> Reading again I thought I didn't recollect problems and just tried a test.
>
> I tried on both my openSUSE and kids Win7, 3.5 line of LO.
> If I make a table and define the cell sizes and then go
> Import>Picture>from File the picture is not distorted in the cell. It
> fills the cell until it touches the frame without changing proportion
> (shrinks to fit).
> If I open explorer or dolphin and drag the image and drop into the
> table cell it fills the cell as above (shrinks to fit).
>
> If the image is small (smaller than the cell size) it just sits in the
> cell without filling the cell.
>
> Steve
>
>
> On 2012-09-27 20:36, Agustin Lobo wrote:
> > Dan,
> >
> > Sorry for confusing you. But please note that
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 12:59 PM, Dan Lewis <elderdanlewis@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >        You are confusing me. You first complain about the figures getting
> > > distorted by the cell you place them in. Now you mention that with my
> > > suggestion the figures are not automatically resized to match the
> > > arrangement in the frame. What is it that you really want?
> > automatically resizing is not equal to automatically distorting.
> > What I want is, either using a table, a frame or a several columns page format
> > (don't know which way would be most efficient), to define first the arrangement
> > of the figures and then paste them, so that figures adjust themselves to
> > the predefined arrangement but keeping their ratio, so that they do
> > not get distorted.
> > Very seldom the user wants the figures to match a predefined geometry
> > at the expense of getting distorted, I do not understand why "keep ratio" is
> > unselected by default in Picture/Type.
> >
> > I think the example I provided, 4 figures arranged in a 2 x 2 scheme,
> > is good enough.
> > Regarding formats, I think that it should not matter, as any figure
> > should be pasted
> > without distortion by default.
> >
> > I've got closer to what I want using a 2 columns page format, but I
> > had to define the style
> > and then have to select paste special/Bitmap. And in this way I cannot
> > make more complex
> > arrangements, as for example 2 rows with 3 small square figures in the
> > first row and one
> > single rectangular figure in the second row.
> >
> > I think the easiest way would be defining a table, defining the sizes
> > of the cells and then pasting
> > the images within the table, getting the images appropriately resized
> > but without distortion.
> >
> > Hopefully this clarifies my question.
> >
> > Thanks for your help,
> >
> > Agus
>
>
> --
> --
> Dr. Agustin Lobo
> Institut de Ciencies de la Terra "Jaume Almera" (CSIC)
> Lluis Sole Sabaris s/n
> 08028 Barcelona
> Spain
> Tel. 34 934095410
> Fax. 34 934110012
> e-mail Agustin.Lobo@ictja.csic.es
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