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Tuula268312076vq3
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January 22, 2024
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FrameMaker 11: Is there a way to scale imported graphics automatically to fit the column?

  • January 22, 2024
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FrameMaker 11 and DITA. We have a DITA document with some graphics imported by reference wider than a column. Is there a way to scale the image automatically to fit the column/anchored frame instead of cropping it when opening the document, f.ex in read/write rules?

 

Any help appreciated.

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      yatani
      Participating Frequently
      January 23, 2024

      Hi, Tuula268312076vq3

      This script fits an image to an anchored frame within a selection.

      Do not select all to avoid unexpected results.

      I hope it helps you.

       

      var doc = app.ActiveDoc;
var tr = doc.TextSelection;
var cmd1 = app.GetNamedCommand ("AlignGfxTBCenter");
var cmd2 = app.GetNamedCommand ("AlignGfxLRCenter");
// Get anchor frame from selection
var textItems = doc.GetTextForRange (tr, Constants.FTI_FrameAnchor);
for (var i=0;i<textItems.length;i++){
    var aFrame = textItems[i].obj;
    var graphic = aFrame.FirstGraphicInFrame;
    var verticalRatio = aFrame.Height / graphic.Height;
    var HorizontalRatio = aFrame.Width / graphic.Width;
    var applicableRatio = verticalRatio > HorizontalRatio ? HorizontalRatio : verticalRatio;
    graphic.Height = graphic.Height * applicableRatio;
    graphic.Width = graphic.Width * applicableRatio;
    // Align image to center of anchor frame
    graphic.GraphicIsSelected = true;
    Fcodes ([cmd1.Fcode]);
    Fcodes ([cmd2.Fcode]);
}

       

        frameexpert
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        frameexpertCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        January 23, 2024

        This is a useful script. One suggestion is to avoid Fcodes for centering and set the properties LocX and LocY properties directly. You should be able to use this:

        graphic.LocX = (aFrame.Width - graphic.Width) / 2;
graphic.LocY = (aFrame.Height - aFrame.Height) / 2;

        And of course, you can expand this to work on all of the graphics in the document at once. You can also have a script triggered automatically when the document is opened.

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          yatani
          Participating Frequently
          January 24, 2024

          Thank you for your wonderful suggestion.

          I modified the script and it became about 2.9x faster.

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          Tuula268312076vq3Author
          Participant
          January 22, 2024

          The images are in EPS format.

           

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