Re: HTML graphics

[Chuck Martin <cmartin -at- SEEKERSOFT -dot- COM>]

Actually, the HEIGHT= and WIDTH= attributes do both.

If you have, for example, a 100 pixel by 100 pixel graphic and you reference
it as <IMG SOURCE=graphicname HEIGHT=50 WIDTH=50>, the graphic will appear
half its size on the page, in the 50x50 pixel space.

Of course, if you don't get the proportions right, it will create for
interesting deformations. And the full graphic itself still has to be
transferred from the server to the browser. It just appears within the
designated space.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Ion <soundy -at- rogers -dot- wave -dot- ca>
To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU <TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU>
Date: Friday, October 03, 1997 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: HTML graphics


>On Fri, 3 Oct 1997 14:45:22 -0700, Chuck Martin wrote:
>
>>>     I took the advice of a message I found on last week's list.  We have
>>>     tested using HTML Transit to convert MS Word files to HTML pages.
>>>     However, we're having a problem with some graphics coming in too
>>>     large.
>>>
>>Use the HEIGHT= and WIDTH= attributes of the IMG tag, specifying values in
>>pixels.
>
>HEIGHT and WIDTH will tell the browser what the size of the image will
>be, so it can pre-allocate the screen space.  Unless it's something
>that's been added to the newest browsers, I DON'T believe these
>attributes will tell the browser to actually paint the image that size.
>
>
> Your friend and mine,
> Matt
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