yExtent

Specifies the height of an EPS PostScript bounding box.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop OS: linux Introduced: 1.0 Security:

# Syntax

set the yExtent of EPSObject to number

# Examples

set the yExtent of EPS myEPS to 288 -- 4 inches

# Description

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

An EPS object's yExtent is the height in points of the postScript object. This controls the size of the postScript object when it's rendered.

The yExtent of an EPS is equal to the fourth item in the object boundingBox property.

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

# Tags

multimedia,

# See

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