Re: Wrong plot size
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- Subject: [mg24469] Re: [mg24464] Wrong plot size
- From: John Fultz <jfultz at wolfram.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 01:21:46 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
At 12:59 AM 7/18/2000 -0400, Al Koedl wrote:
>Hi Everybody,
>
>When I give an absolute size as an option to the Plot command, i.e.,
>
>Plot[x, {x,0,10}, ImageSize->6 72]
>
>the size of the plot should be exactly 6 inches when printed. The ruler
>shows the plot's size to be 6 inches but when I print it it comes out
>much smaller (about 5 inches wide) on an HP Laserjet using Postscript.
>This was done with Format>ScreenstyleEnvironment>Working. When I switch
>to Format>ScreenstyleEnvironment>Printout the ruler shows the plot to be
>about 4.75 inches wide. Scaling to 6 inches and printing again produces
>the 6 inches plot.
>
>So my question: Why has the ruler in the Working environment the wrong
>scale? I use the default Style sheet, no options changed.
>
>TIA
>-- Al
The ruler in the Working environment has the correct style, but the default
style sheet has a property which you probably did not expect. The Graphics
cell style has the Magnification option set to 100% in the Working
environment, but 80% in the Printout environment. As you have probably
quickly surmised by now, 80% of 6 inches would be 4.8 inches, about what
you report as seeing on the screen.
If you edit the style sheet and change the Graphics/Printout style cell to
Magnification->1., you will get the behavior you desire.