This function is required for the Center image in frame
function (see above) to work. You can turn it on either by clicking on
the Image size independent of frame size
icon, or it will turn
on automatically when you select the Center image in frame
icon. A raster image frame must be selected beforehand. To turn this
function off, click on the icon again; if the Center image in
frame
function is active, it will be turned off automatically.
If the image size is independent of the frame size, the image will
no longer adapt itself to the frame size if you enlarge or shrink the
frame. Moreover the image itself will retain its size and proportions,
and at places where the frame projects outside the image a white
margin will appear. In places where the image is larger than the
frame, it will be hidden
. If you later enlarge the frame again,
the hidden parts of the image will become visible once more, so they
haven't been trimmed off and lost. In other words the smaller frame
acts like a window on part of the image, just as the layout window
shows part of the page. You can enlarge or shrink the frame from all
four corners, as well as from all four sides if Proportional
sizing
is switched off (in the Set frame parameters
function group) – the image will always stay in the same
position.
The function allows you to display only a portion of the graphic
in the frame, by reducing the frame on all sides until only that part
remains visible that you really want to display. However you can no
longer enlarge it, as you would have to switch off the Image size
independent of frame size
function again. But then the
complete image would be displayed in the frame reduced (and
probably also distorted). So in this case you would have first
enlarge the complete image and then select the cut-out
portion. Or you can use the Crop or add to image
function
described below, although in that case you will then lose parts of the
image irrecoverably but in return you will save memory for the data
that will not be printed.
