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From: Alexander Grahn <A.Grahn@HZDR.DE>
Subject: Re: missing l3box counterparts of graphics' \resizebox variants
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Hi Joseph,

On Thu, Jul 03, 2014 at 08:25:59AM +0100, Joseph Wright wrote:
>On 28/06/2014 14:04, Alexander Grahn wrote:
>> On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 01:55:58PM +0930, Will Robertson wrote:
>>> On 27 Jun 2014, at 10:21 pm, Alexander Grahn <A.Grahn@HZDR.DE> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The existing \box_resize:Nnn resizes width and totalheight, but I am
>>>> looking for resizing width and height.
>>>>
>>>> There is a \box_resize_to_ht_plus_dp:Nn, but \box_resize_to_ht:Nn is
>>>> missing.
>>>
>>> Hi Alexander,
>>>
>>> I=E2=80=99ve added this function to l3candidates for consideration =E2=
=80=94 it sounds like a sensible request to me.
>>=20
>> Thanks, Will.
>>=20
>> The direct l3 counterpart of
>>=20
>>   \resizebox{<h-size>}{<v-size>}
>>=20
>> is missing too, since
>>=20
>>   \box_resize:Nnn<box>{<h-size>}{<v-size>} is
>>=20
>> actually
>>=20
>>   \resizebox*{<h-size>}{<v-size>}
>>=20
>> that is, after resizing, the box' totalheight is set to <v-scale>,
>> thus, something like \box_resize_to_wd_and_ht:Nnn to set width and
>> height.
>>=20
>> Regards,
>> Alexander.
>
>If we are having one here we should have the other: I'll add.

Thanks a lot for taking it into consideration.

Alexander