display image question

[stephen barncard]

lock the image immediately after sizing the way you want, then save the
stack. Or yes, it will revert.

On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Timothy Miller <
gandalf at doctortimothymiller.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Forever the noob, I'm working on a project that involves displaying
> images. This involves unfamiliar issues, which I will probably be able to
> work out for myself one way or another, but a little boost over the fence
> would be appreciated.
>
> So, I've saved some images on my hard drive, varying quite a lot in size
> and proportions. This is for personal use, so I'm not concerned about
> copyrights. I drag an "image area" to a card in my stack, adjust it to the
> size and position I want, then enter the "source." It displays okay, but
> the image area changes to fit the original size of the image, which might
> be too big or small or of inconvenient proportions.
>
> That's all pretty basic.
>
> --I'd like to have "grow and "shrink" scripts that will keep the center of
> the image area at some location and that will preserve the proportions of
> the original image. Maybe also a warning if I try to grow the display
> beyond the dimensions of the original
>
> Could someone post an off-the-shelf script that will do this please?
>
> I've got another question, but I'll post it separately.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tim
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Stephen Barncard
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