F J Franklin wrote: > Randy Kramer wrote: > > With no real knowledge about embedding objects, just a question: might > > there be embedded objects for which the width and height are either > > unknown (or not known to AbiWord before the object is processed by the > > handler) or subject to change either due to editing of the object, or > > dynamically based on some characteristic of the display, page size, or > > something else in AbiWord? Is that something that should be considered? > > Or, how about "expand to maximum possible width, maintaining aspect ratio"
Frank, Yes, good example! > > (Aside: I agree with the intent to display an empty rectangle if AbiWord > > can't handle the embedded object. > > The reason for doing this is so that subsequent text stays on the same > page as in the author's original view, so that, e.g., Paragraph 23 is > always on Page 4 regardless of whether the "Thingumy" handler is > available... Yes, I understand, and also agree with the comments about some identification in the empty box, including an indication that AbiWord doesn't have a handler, and the filename for the embedded object. Randy Kramer
