PDFlib 8 Windows COM/.NET Tutorial

Fig. 7.4
The rotate option
Fig. 7.5
The orientate option
not specified any fit method the image will be output in its original size and will exceed
the box.
Fitting an image proportionally into a box with orientation. Our next goal is to orientate
the image to the west with a predefined size. We define a box of the desired size and
fit the image into the box with the image’s proportions being unchanged
(fitmethod=meet). The orientation is specified as orientate=west. By default, the image
will be placed in the lower left corner of the box (see Figure 7.6b). Figure 7.6c shows the
image orientated to the east, and Figure 7.6d the orientation to the south.
The orientate option supports the direction keywords north, east, west, and south as
demonstrated in Figure 7.5.
Note that the orientate option has no influence on the whole coordinate system but
only on the placed object.
Fig. 7.6 Orientating an image
Generated output Option list for fit_image( )
a) boxsize={70 45} orientate=west
b) boxsize={70 45} orientate=west fitmethod=meet
c) boxsize={70 45} orientate=east fitmethod=meet
d) boxsize={70 45} orientate=south fitmethod=meet
e)
boxsize={70 45} position={center bottom} orientate=east
fitmethod=clip
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