Jaromir I've just tried this with the MapBasic window using the following statement - Save Window FrontWindow() As "C:\test.bmp" Type "BMP" Width 10 Units "in" Height 7.5 Units "in"
.. without the clause "Resolution 80" because it gave me an error: "unrecognized command: resolution" - maybe because my MI version is 6.5 But the resulting BMP file when opened with Irfanview, shows that it is indeed 96dpi x 96dpi and of size 960 x 720 pixels - the H is as expected (10 inches x 96 dots per inch) but the W should be 750 pixels, not 720. I confirm that it is the same for a JPEG filetype. Ian Thomas GeoSciSoft - Perth, Australia > -----Original Message----- > From: Jaromir Svasta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 28 July 2004 2:48 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: MI-L MB: Save Window command > > Thanks, Ashley, but I am still unable to save a bitmap at the size I want. > I changed DPI to 96 as you suggested, with no help. What units of measure > should I use in the Save Window command when saving a map? I tried to use > "pt" thinking that "points" are the same as "dots", but wrong again... How > to save an image at exact size of, let's say, 600X400 pixels? > > Thank you! > > Jaromir > > On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 10:49:01 +0930, Simmonds, Ashley (DTUP) > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > it's to do with your DPI settings. > > > > it's been a long time since i learnt all that stuff, but basically DPI > is > > irrelevant for images for a display screen, all that matters is the > > number > > of pixels. i think MI tries to fudge the figgers based on old-school > > thinking, but in the end leave your settings at the default 96 DPI and > > change stuff based on how big you want the image. > > > > check out the following page for more info: > > http://www.nicholsonprints.com/Articles/dpi.htm > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jaromir Svasta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, 27 July 2004 8:26 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: MI-L MB: Save Window command > > > > > > I saved a mapper window into BMP using Save Window command. I specified > > the width and height (9.03661 X 5.90332 inch, 100 DPI). Why the > > dimensions > > of the resulting bitmap are different (9.14 X 5.97 inch)? Is it a bug or > > am I missing something? > > > > The command used: > > > > Save Window iWinID > > As sImagePath > > Type "BMP" > > Width fWidth Units "in" > > Height fHeight Units "in" > > Resolution iDPI > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message number: 12765 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 12767
