Re: [ODT] image scaling overridden by long caption

[Jambunathan K <kjambunathan@gmail.com>]

Hello Andreas

> Hi all,
>
> I experience unexpected behaviour with the excellent odt exporter in case of
> included images.
> When I add a #+caption the text width of that caption overrides the
> specified image width (#ATTR_ODT: :witdh X), which I use to downscale
> the image in the odt.
> Especially if that caption will span across multiple lines, that effect
> is visible.
>
> Here is the example:
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> * odt image test
>   #+caption: foo
>   #+ATTR_ODT: :width 8
>   #+header: :file foo.png
>   #+header: :width 3600 :height 3600 :res 600
>   #+begin_src R :exports results :results graphics
>     plot(1:100, 1:100)
>   #+end_src
>   #+caption: foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo foo
>   #+ATTR_ODT: :width 8
>   #+header: :file foo.png
>   #+header: :width 3600 :height 3600 :res 600
>   #+begin_src R :exports results :results graphics
>     plot(1:100, 1:100)
>   #+end_src
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> I'd expect the image scaling to take place in either case.  Maybe even
> the caption should wrap at the specified width.

I have pushed a fix for this. Hope the new behaviour is according to
your expectation.

> On a related note:  Could I place two (correctly scaled) images
> side-by-side?

For the sake of record, your request is much similar to what is
discussed here
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2011-12/msg00780.html -
save for (dynamically-generated) images taking the place of src blocks.

Try something like this:

#+begin_list-table
- [[./foo1.png]]
  - [[./foo2.png]]
#+end_list-table

Make sure that the images are "small" images. If you replace the image
links above with R srcblocks or attach caption/attr_odt to the above
above images, the results are less than satisfactory. So the answer to
your question is a "soft" no.

Notes to self:

There are multiple ways to achieve side-by-side effect.
- use tables (aka "list tables")
- use 2-Column sections 
- 2-column frames (what is this?)

"side-by-side" has surfaced in the list for the second time, I think it
deserves to be supported "out of the box".

Jambunathan K.