Re: ImageSize option when exporting PDFs
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg85861] Re: ImageSize option when exporting PDFs
- From: "Mariano Suárez-Alvarez" <mariano.suarezalvarez at gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:39:18 -0500 (EST)
- References: <fmmk0p$em7$1@smc.vnet.net>
On Jan 17, 2:02 am, Szabolcs Horv=E1t <szhor... at gmail.com> wrote: > When exporting EPS graphics, theImageSizeoption can be set in > Export[]. These produce graphics of different sizes: > > Export["gr.eps", Graphics[Circle[]],ImageSize-> 150] > Export["gr.eps", Graphics[Circle[]],ImageSize-> 300] > > But this does not work for PDF. These produce identical graphics: > > Export["gr.pdf", Graphics[Circle[]],ImageSize-> 150] > Export["gr.pdf", Graphics[Circle[]],ImageSize-> 300] > > A workaround is to use the option inside Graphics, like this: > > Export["gr.pdf", Graphics[Circle[],ImageSize-> 150]] > Export["gr.pdf", Graphics[Circle[],ImageSize-> 300]] > > but this is very inconvenient because it affects screen display too. > > Is it intentional thatImageSizedoes not work with PDFs (if yes, why?), > or is it a bug? So... is this the recommended practice to get a pdf of the desired size with 6.0? -- m