Hi Steven, Am Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:08:20 +0100 schrieb "Steven Maddox (Cyorxamp)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hi folks, > [...] > Say I have an image which is 600x400 pixels, which is a 3:2 aspect > ratio, and I use "Insert | Picture | From File..." > I find that if I use the corner points around the edge to resize, it > skews the image instead of maintaining the aspect ratio of 3:2. > I would only really expect that from resizing from the four straight > edge side points. > So in OOo.Draw I would "Right Click | Position and Size", then alter > the Height or Width, while 'Keep Ratio' is ticked, this way it keeps > the 3:2 aspect ratio. > Or in OOo.Writer I would "Right Click | Picture" go to the 'Type' > tab, tick 'Keep Ratio', and alter the Height or Width, this way it > keeps the 3:2 aspect ratio also. > > This although it works, its a pain as it only takes effect after the > dialogue is closed... so you need several attempts to get it just > right. Personally I think the behaviour of the corner points around > an image needs to be changed, like any other sane application I've > used. I just tried it again in Writer: if you use your mouse and press additionally the "shift" key, you can resize your picture and the aspect ratio stays the same. I'm not 100 % sure, but I think it works in the same way with Draw as well. I hope this helps you with this problem. > > Here comes the major problem for me however... > Sorry, I can't help with your second question, I don't use Base, so I cannot give you any advise here. But perhaps you should ask this question on the users mailinglist, this is more appropriate for questions about how to use OpenOffice.org. Please send this question to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sigrid --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
