Rotate/Set angle

[Wilhelm Sanke]

On Mon Apr 2, 2007, Richmond Mathewson geradamas at yahoo.com wrote:

> A trick that you can use is this:
>
> import your image (let's call it "XX")
>
> then group image "XX" (Yes, I know it is daft to make
> a group consisting of one image - but, although I am
> daft, I can actually produce a result)
>
> let's call the group "GGG"
>
> now, if you use 'set the angle of img "XX" to xyz'
> (where 'xyz' is an angle) the rect of the group "GGG"
> will remain the same, so the silly effects produced by
> rotating the image will not be seen.
>
> just uploaded "Rotten Rotation.rev" to RevOnline -
> illustrates this point.
> (snip)
> sincerely, Richmond Mathewson



Using "set the angle" preserves the rect in any case, whether you group 
the image or not - tested on Windows and with engines 2.6.1 and 2.8.

But the jagged borders appear when you set the angle other than to 90 or 
a multiple of 90.

Regards,

Wilhelm Sanke
<http://www.sanke.org/MetaMedia>