Scaling mpgraphics

[Patrick Gundlach]

Hi,

how do I scale my metafun graphics?
I use

\startuseMPgraphic{one}
....
\stopuseMPgraphic

and want to place it with

\placefigure[right]{none}{\useMPgraphic{one}}
Text ....

and I want to scale it to some size. What is the appropriate way?
\framed[...]{...} did not work (graphic stayed the same size}
Should I put some scaling commands inside the mp graphics and use the
\MPvar{width/height} variables? Or shall I do something with
\externalfigure?

[Hans Hagen]

Post by Patrick Gundlach
Hi,
how do I scale my metafun graphics?
I use
\startuseMPgraphic{one}
....
\stopuseMPgraphic
and want to place it with
\placefigure[right]{none}{\useMPgraphic{one}}
Text ....
and I want to scale it to some size. What is the appropriate way?
\framed[...]{...} did not work (graphic stayed the same size}
Should I put some scaling commands inside the mp graphics and use the
\MPvar{width/height} variables? Or shall I do something with
\externalfigure?

Take your choice:

\scale
[sx=.5,sy=.3]
{\startMPcode
fill fullcircle scaled 10cm ;
\stopMPcode}

\startbuffer [patrick]
\startMPcode
fill fullcircle scaled 10cm ;
\stopMPcode
\stopbuffer

\externalfigure[patrick][type=buffer,width=2cm]

as you can see any buffer can be scaled so this is a way to scale down a
table too

Hans
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[Patrick Gundlach]

Good afternoon,

Post by Hans Hagen
\scale
[sx=.5,sy=.3]
{\startMPcode
fill fullcircle scaled 10cm ;
\stopMPcode}

This works fine! Just weren't able to find it in the doc..:)

Post by Hans Hagen
\startbuffer [patrick]
\startMPcode
fill fullcircle scaled 10cm ;
\stopMPcode
\stopbuffer
\externalfigure[patrick][type=buffer,width=2cm]

I forgot about the posibility to put the \startMPcode inside a buffer. I
thought scaling a buffer was limited to text and regular TeX stuff, but I
am thinking (once again) too limited.

Patrick, again amazed.