> Hi all,
>
> Is it just my system or do others have this odd issue.
>
> I have a pdf file which is 'upside-down', I attached it to an elog entry, and the .png image thumbnail was
> generated. Now this too was upside-down, so I tried to use the left (or right) rotation buttons along the top
> of the image in elog to do a 180 degree rotation.
> The first 90 degree rotation was fine, but the second attempt just made a smaller image.
> It happens with various pdf files generated by various software (in case).
> I also tried it with a jpg file, in that case the second attempt enlarged the image.
>
> I could not find any way to actually invert the .png image using elog; but I was surprised that a second
> rotation ddid something different (change magnification) rather than nothing at all if it could only cope with a
> 90 degree rotation.
>
> It's not a vital fix for me, but I have found the thumbnail (png) manipulation functions have a few rough edges,
> so when necessary I use xv or gimp on the .png file to get what I want.
>
> Or is this just my system?
I just tried on the demo logbook:
https://midas.psi.ch/elogs/Linux+Demo/14
and it worked fine in rotating the image twice. Can you try yourself and find out if it's related to your installation if ImageMagic, or the actual image file?
/Stefan |