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Re: LPub and margins, margins, margins......
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lugnet.cad
Date: 
Wed, 15 Jun 2005 23:53:14 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Philippe Hurbain wrote:
> > The first issue is units.  I'd like to switch from margins in pixels to margins
> > in inches or centimeters (user chooses).  I'd also like to define page sizes the
> > same way.  From there, LPub can calculate the pixels.
> 
> Hello Kevin,
> 
> I would prefer having all dimensions relative to page size. This way you can
> render fast, small rendering for debug and webpages, and with the same "source
> code" create high-res renderings for printing (ideally even CSI/PLI images sizes
> should be proportionnal to page size too).

Well, I really like the idea of things relative to page size.  I've been trying
to figure out how to make this work.

But, don't we achieve the same thing with DPI/DPI and absolute size?


> 
> Also, if you use cm/inches, where do you specify dpi resolution ?

Hey, I make up new meta commands all the time!

> 
> Philo

Kevin



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  Re: LPub and margins, margins, margins......
 
(...) Of course! I should have thought better... (...) ...but using a parameter in the LPub interface would leave the LDraw code resolution independant. Philo (21 years ago, 16-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)

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(...) Hello Kevin, I would prefer having all dimensions relative to page size. This way you can render fast, small rendering for debug and webpages, and with the same "source code" create high-res renderings for printing (ideally even CSI/PLI images (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)

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