Reducing size of LaTeX pictures

[Paul Smith]

Dear All

I have the following picture inserted in a figure float:

\unitlength 1mm
\begin{picture}(80,40)(0,0)
\linethickness{0.2mm}
\put(0,0){\line(1,0){30}}
[snip]
\end{picture}

How can I reduce to 50% of its size, say, without having to redraw the
whole picture?

Thanks in advance,

Paul

[Karsten Heymann]

Post by Paul Smith
How can I reduce to 50% of its size, say, without having to redraw the
whole picture?
\unitlength 1mm

shouldn't \unitlength 0.5mm do the trick? Otherwise use \scalebox{0.5}{...}

Post by Paul Smith
\begin{picture}(80,40)(0,0)
\linethickness{0.2mm}
\put(0,0){\line(1,0){30}}
[snip]
\end{picture}

Yours,
Karsten

[Paul Smith]

Post by Karsten Heymann

Post by Paul Smith
How can I reduce to 50% of its size, say, without having to redraw the
whole picture?
\unitlength 1mm

shouldn't \unitlength 0.5mm do the trick? Otherwise use \scalebox{0.5}{...}

\unitlength 0.5mm does not work, as my picture has got text and the
text is not resized. I tried

\scalebox{0.5}{
\unitlength 1mm
\begin{picture}(80,40)(0,0)
\linethickness{0.2mm}
\put(0,0){\line(1,0){30}}
[snip]
\end{picture}
}

but getting

! Undefined control sequence.
l.81 \scalebox
{0.5}{

Paul

[john]

Post by Paul Smith
! Undefined control sequence.
l.81 \scalebox
{0.5}{

You'll need to put

\usepackage{graphicx}

in your preamble to be able to use scalebox.

[Paul Smith]

Post by john

Post by Paul Smith
! Undefined control sequence.
l.81 \scalebox
{0.5}{

You'll need to put
\usepackage{graphicx}
in your preamble to be able to use scalebox.

Thanks, John, but I do not observe any size reduction with \scalebox.
(Please, see the attached example.)

Paul

[john]

Post by Paul Smith
Thanks, John, but I do not observe any size reduction with \scalebox.
(Please, see the attached example.)

Scalebox does not work with DVI preview, but should work once you
convert the document to PS or PDF.

[Paul Smith]

Post by john

Post by Paul Smith
Thanks, John, but I do not observe any size reduction with \scalebox.
(Please, see the attached example.)

Scalebox does not work with DVI preview, but should work once you
convert the document to PS or PDF.

Thanks, John. That is it!

Paul