FrameMaker 11: Is there a way to scale imported graphics automatically to fit the column?

[Tuula268312076vq3]

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.

[Tuula268312076vq3]

The images are in EPS format.

[yatani]

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]

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.

[yatani]

Thank you for your wonderful suggestion.

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