[daisy] 2.0 vs 2.1, different behaviour in PDF image embedding

[Bruno Dumon]

Hi,

On Fri, 2007-09-14 at 11:25 +0200, Jorg Heymans wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> In one of our documents we have an image of size 746x658. In Daisy 2.0
> this image always fitted nicely on the PDF page, both for normal (i.e.
> 'standalone') PDF renderings as well PDF book renderings.
> 
> In 2.1 however we're seeing that in the standalone PDF rendering the
> image does not fit on the page anymore, it seems to have been
> stretched out in all directions by about 10%. The strange thing is
> that this does not happen for the PDF book. 

This is not strange, the books are produced with another XSLFO
processor.

> 
> Could this be related to the FOP upgrade to 0.93 in Daisy 2.1 ?

It is almost certainly related to that.

>  Looking at its known issues, I found :
> ---
> external-graphic_oversized.xml (external-graphic don't shrink): 
> Images currently don't shrink so they fit on a page when they are too
> big and shrinking is allowed to happen (min/opt/max).
> ---
> 
> Is there any setting or file i can tweak to get the "old" 2.0
> behaviour back ?

There might be a workaround, maybe you can search the fop resources or
ask over there.

You could also set the print-size of the image explicitely, via the
image settings dialog in the editor.

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