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xExtent

Type

property

Summary

Specifies the width of an EPS object's PostScript bounding box.

Syntax

set the xExtent of <EPSObject> to <number>

Description

Use the xExtent property to control the appearance of an EPS|EPS object.

An EPS object's xExtent is the width in points of the postScript. This controls the size of the postScript when it's printed.

The xExtent of an EPS object is equal to the third item in the object's boundingBox property.

This property is supported only on Unix systems with Display PostScript installed.

Examples

set the xExtent of EPS "Logo" to 108 -- 1.5 inches

glossary: object, EPS, property

keyword: item, integer

object: EPS

property: boundingBox, scaleIndependently, points, postScript

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

linux

Platforms

desktop

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