[TYPO3] resizing images using the SCALE object

[Dylan Barwick]

Hi all,

I've got a very simple but annoyingly elusive problem, I'm sure someone 
can point out what I'm doing wrong. I want to get top quality jpegs (ie 
no artifacts) as a horizontal menu. I've rendered the images at twice 
the size and I've got the links working but unfortunately I can't get 
the SCALE object to work as I would like it to.

Instead of scaling the images to half their size it seems to pick the 
colour of the first pixel of an image and produce a flat coloured 
graphic. It's the right size but instead of the designer's graduated 
tint background with lettering across the top I get a blank, coloured 
rectangle.

The relevant TS code looks like this:

################################
#TOP LEVEL NAVIGATION
################################
# NAV101 cObject
temp.NAV101 = HMENU
temp.NAV101.entryLevel = {$nav1EntryLevel}

temp.NAV101.1 = GMENU
temp.NAV101.1.begin = 1
temp.NAV101.1.maxItems = 1
temp.NAV101.1.NO {
   wrap = <td>|</td>
   XY = [5.w], [5.h]

   4 = IMAGE
   4.file = {$navImagesPath}l_home.png
   4.format = jpg
   4.quality = 100

   5 = SCALE
   5.width = [4.w]/2
   5.height = [4.h]/2

}
temp.NAV101.1.RO < temp.NAV101.1.NO
temp.NAV101.1.RO = 1
temp.NAV101.1.RO {
  4.file = {$navImagesPath}l_home_f2.png
}
temp.NAV101.1.ACT < temp.NAV101.1.RO
temp.NAV101.1.ACT = 1
################################

I have also tried to use the SCALE "params" attribute but I can't find 
any examples of its use anywhere.

Anyone have any ideas?

D