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Re: Re: Image scaling
- From: Yann Dirson <ydirson at fr dot alcove dot com>
- To: "Matt G." <matt_g_ at hotmail dot com>
- Cc: docbook at lists dot oasis-open dot org
- Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 16:23:22 +0100
- Subject: Re: DOCBOOK: Re: Image scaling
- References: <F69IQUKU5mxz9NiZITc0000a5b7@hotmail.com>
On Thu, Jan 17, 2002 at 09:56:34AM +0000, Matt G. wrote:
> However, to do this cleanly, you'd have to define an out-of-band layout
> format, which could supply formatting information for at least the images
> (individually, or perhaps in groups) in a given document.
I'm not (yet) convinced we *need* that, but as Bob pointed out, PI's
could be used - no need to put out-of-band data in a separate file.
> Furthermore, the tools situation is currently in flux (WRT XSL-FO being
> still a ways from maturity), and is causing users plenty of trouble.
> Therefore, I say we should cleanup the semantics and patch the holes of
> imagedata, and maybe consider moving this information out of the core
> docbook vocabulary, a ways down the road.
I'd simply see that as a goal for 6.0 :)
> I'll go over Norm's examples, as I planned.
Hm, I feel using english descriptions (such as "with aspect ration as
defined from width and depth", or such) would somewhat clarify your
expectations. But maybe that's just me :)
Regards,
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