From 82eb4df284cd9f0f62836df9aea6f1aab0ed63e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John MacFarlane Date: Sun, 10 May 2020 17:20:47 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Fix misleading note about image size conversions in MANUAL. Closes #6353. --- MANUAL.txt | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/MANUAL.txt b/MANUAL.txt index 972a7d918..a170be3f1 100644 --- a/MANUAL.txt +++ b/MANUAL.txt @@ -4594,10 +4594,12 @@ For example: ![](file.jpg){ width=50% } ``` -- Dimensions are converted to inches for output in page-based formats like - LaTeX. Dimensions are converted to pixels for output in HTML-like - formats. Use the `--dpi` option to specify the number of pixels per - inch. The default is 96dpi. +- Dimensions may be converted to a form that is compatible with + the output format (for example, dimensions given in pixels will + be converted to inches when converting HTML to LaTeX). Conversion + between pixels and physical measurements is affected by the + `--dpi` option (by default, 96 dpi is assumed, unless the image + itself contains dpi information). - The `%` unit is generally relative to some available space. For example the above example will render to the following. - HTML: ``