Re: "pdf: pdfpic" and "pdf: import" (was: Novel use of .char)

[Deri]

On Wednesday, 18 December 2024 15:29:43 GMT G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> Could the existing (but undocumented) "pdf: import" be changed in the
> same way, to emphasize the equivalence of the features?
> 
> https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/groff.git/tree/src/devices/gropdf/gropdf.p
> l?h=1.23.0#n1100
> 
> Or does it not need to be?  I confess there's enough going on in that
> logic that I didn't reason out which direction the rendering goes.

Hi Branden,

Import is not ready for primetime, its not finished. It was originally 
conceived for non-standard import of images. Typically where you want the 
rendered image to be a precise size (i.e. fill to the edges of an A4 page), 
ignoring the XY ratio. Also a way of importing an image tile to be used as a 
pattern tile as a background to the page, or be used as a fill colour. Neither 
purpose is finished.

Cheers 

Deri