xExtent

Specifies the width of an EPS PostScript bounding box.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop OS: linux Introduced: 1.0 Security:

# Syntax

set the xExtent of EPSObject to number

# Examples

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

# Description

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

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 is equal to the third item in the object boundingBox property.

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

# Tags

multimedia,

# See

- **keyword:** item, integer - **property:** boundingBox, scaleIndependently, points, postScript - **object:** EPS - **glossary:** object, EPS, property