Re: Problem with the size of objects in slides

Hello Roberto,

Thanks!  That seem to work with minipages and parboxes.  But I don't see 
how I can achieve the same for imported eps graphics; those still 
require to be scaled down by arbitrary factors.  I guess I could set the 
width and height options while importing with \includegraphics to the 
original dimensions of the fig (those used in xfig) in terms of \semcm, 
but is there another way that doesn't require knowing original lengths?  
Sometimes I don't know the original dimensions exactly, and not 
specifying them exactly could distort the graphic.  Is there some switch 
that can be set to allow importation without rescaling the eps, even if 
that switch is temporary?  If you know of a way, please let me know how.

Thanks,
Hasnain

Roberto Baginski wrote:

> Dear Hasnain,
>
> prosper is built on top of the seminar class. Seminar uses a scale 
> factor for the slides that affects several lengths commonly used. A 
> solution to this problem, however, is provided by the very seminar 
> class. Seminar defines two very useful lenghts, \semcm and \semin. The 
> first one (\semcm) is defined to be exactly 1 centimetre and the other 
> one (\semin) is exactly 1 inch and both are unaffected by the scale 
> factor. Therefore, try to change your instances of the units cm or in 
> by the seminar equivalents \semcm and \semin.
>
> Regards,
> Roberto
>
> Hasnain Rangwalla wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I'm quite new to Prosper, although I've used LaTex before.  I have a 
>> problem with a Prosper presentation which, I think, is because I'm 
>> overlooking something obvious.  I'm using MikTeX under WinXP.  I have 
>> tried creating my presentation with and without the "pdf" option.
>>
>> The problem:  The size of my figures (created in xfig and IgorPro and 
>> exported as eps) are all much larger than their true size; also, the 
>> widths of minipages and parboxes when directly specified as some 
>> number of cm, inches, or pts, come out much larger than what I 
>> specify.  I have to scale down my figures with the scale=x option in 
>> \includegraphics (graphicx.sty), and I have to give small sizes for 
>> my minipages and parboxes.  So, for example, if I want a minipage of 
>> width 7 cm, I would have to specify something like 3 to 4 cm--a 
>> tedious exercise of trial-and-error.  \textwidth does seem to work 
>> ok, and specifying widths in terms of this length seems to produce 
>> correct results.
>>
>> I don't have this problem with other LaTeX documentclass' like 
>> article and revtex4.
>>
>> This problem does not stop me from using Proper, but it kills some of 
>> the fun for sure.  Please help.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Hasnain
>>
>>
>>
>>
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