Re: [xsl] is it possible to resize an image to display smaller than the original

[David Ryan <dgdunk@xxxxxxxxx>]

thanks for the reply.  I am fairly new to the xsl language so I am not
sure what you mean by "of course making sure the xsl:stylesheet
element binds the prefix 'fo' to the XSL-FO namespace".  would you
mind elaborating?



On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 8:39 AM, Martin Honnen <Martin.Honnen@xxxxxx> wrote:
> David Ryan wrote:
>>
>> I have an image location name being passed in the xml.
>>
>> <Photo>/RPT/0000718.jpg</Photo>
>>
>> The actual image is 8" x 10" and I need to display it on the resulting
>> .pdf in a size of 3" x 3"
>>
>> I am using the following to retrieve the file location and display the
>> image:
>>
>>   <xsl:element name="fo:external-graphic">
>>   <xsl:attribute name="src">file:<xsl:value-of
>> select="/data/Photo"/></xsl:attribute>
>>   </xsl:element>
>>
>> I guess I have two questions.
>
>
>> 2. Is the way I am retrieving/processing the image filename the
>> best/most efficient way to do so?
>
>
> I would simply use a literal result element with e.g.
>  <fo:external-graphic src="file:{/data/Photo}"/>
> of course making sure the xsl:stylesheet element binds the prefix 'fo' to
> the XSL-FO namespace.
>
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>
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