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Date:         Thu, 3 Jul 2014 09:16:32 +0100
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From: Joseph Wright <joseph.wright@MORNINGSTAR2.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: missing l3box counterparts of graphics' \resizebox variants
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On 03/07/2014 08:47, Alexander Grahn wrote:
> Hi Joseph,
>=20
> 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 a=
m
>>>>> looking for resizing width and height.
>>>>>
>>>>> There is a \box_resize_to_ht_plus_dp:Nn, but \box_resize_to_ht:Nn i=
s
>>>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Thanks, Will.
>>>
>>> The direct l3 counterpart of
>>>
>>>   \resizebox{<h-size>}{<v-size>}
>>>
>>> is missing too, since
>>>
>>>   \box_resize:Nnn<box>{<h-size>}{<v-size>} is
>>>
>>> actually
>>>
>>>   \resizebox*{<h-size>}{<v-size>}
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Alexander.
>>
>> If we are having one here we should have the other: I'll add.
>=20
> Thanks a lot for taking it into consideration.
>=20
> Alexander

This will be in the next release. Three questions:

 1. Is this urgent (I can do a release if required)?
 2. Does it still make sense to have the 'basic' function
    as equivalent to "wd_and_ht_plus_dp", and if so do
    we need the latter as a equivalent 'systematic' function?
 3. Are these more complex possibilities needed for \coffins_...?
    (Currently there is only \coffin_resize:Nnn.)
--=20
Joseph Wright