xScale

Specifies the ratio of the width of an EPS PostScript bounding box to the object screen width.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop OS: linux Introduced: 1.0 Security:

# Syntax

set the xScale of EPSObject to number

# Examples

set the xScale of EPS 2 to 1.0 -- no scaling

# Description

Use the xScale property to control an EPS screen appearance.

The number 1 indicates no scaling--that is, the EPS width is the same as the width specified by the PostScript code it contains. Numbers greater than one indicate that the object width is less than the PostScript width; the screen object is scaled down. Numbers less than one indicate that the object width is greater than the PostScript width, and the screen object is scaled up from the PostScript.

In geometric terms, xScale = xExtent/width.

If the object's scaleIndependently property is false, the xScale property is equal to the scale of the object.

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

# Tags

multimedia,

# See

- **property:** scaleIndependently, postScript, scale - **glossary:** EPS, property, object