[TYPO3] resizing images using the SCALE object

[Christopher]

Hiya,

On 5/17/06, Dylan Barwick <info at tiptoptoons.com> wrote:
> 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?

This sounds suspiciously like an ImageMagick problem; maybe check the
Image Processing section of the Install Tool.

-Christopher