Re: Scaling TeX output

[Alan G Isaac <aisaac american edu>]

On Sun, 28 Mar 2004, Justin Gombos apparently wrote:
> I generated a TeX diagram, and when latex compiled the thing, it ran
> off the page.  There doesn't seem to be a scaling mechanism in LaTeX.
> Is there a way for Dia to scale its output?


In LaTeX you can scale a LaTeX picture.  E.g.,
\setlength{\unitlength}{1mm} 

You can also scale any imported graphic with the
width option to \includegraphics (assuming you
are using the graphicx package).  E.g.,
\includegraphics[width=4in]{.eps}

fwiw,
Alan Isaac