Resize Mark

A Resize Mark is a type of Dynamic Mark that is resized either vertically or horizontally, based on the setting in the Mark inspector. You can create a Resize Mark by selecting a combination of objects and select Create Resize Mark from selection (see Create a Mark from Selection). The selected objects become the Mark Content, which is resized.

The Resize Mark can contain nested Marks. See Nested Marks

Use the Mark Inspector to set all parameters.

• Underneath a preview of the Mark Content is the Edit Content button. If you want e.g. to edit the Point Text Mark included in the Resize Mark, you can click the Edit Content button. See Editing a Mark. You can also double-click the Mark while holding the Alt key.

• Define how to Resize:

  • Stretch Vertically: the content is stretched or shrunk to match the entered height. The width is at 100%.
  • Stretch Horizontally: the content is stretched or shrunk to match the entered width. The height is at 100%.
  • Stretch to Fill Area: the content is stretched to match both the entered height and width.
  • Shrink Vertically: the content is shrunk to match the entered height. The width is at 100%. The content is never stretched up.
  • Shrink Horizontally: the content is shrunk to match the entered width. The height is at 100%. The content is never stretched up.
  • Shrink to Fill Area: the content is shrunk to match both the entered height and width. The content is never stretched up.
  • Scale to Fit Inside Area: the content is scaled (up or down) proportionally to fit inside the defined area (width and height).
  • Shrink to Fit Inside Area: the content is scaled down proportionally if necessary to fit inside the defined area (width and height). The content is never scaled up.
  • When selecting Scale Relatively you can enter the scale factor for both vertical and horizontal scaling (in percentage).
  Note: The Scale to Fit Inside Area and Shrink to Fit Inside Area options are proportional: vertical and horizontal scaling factors are always the same. Scale Relatively can be proportional or non-proportional: if the lock is enabled, scaling is proportional, so vertical and horizontal scaling factors are the same. If the lock is disabled, scaling is non-proportional, so vertical and horizontal scaling factors can be different. All the other options are non-proportional.
• Define the Width or Height. You can use a Formula to define the size. See Formula Editor
• At the bottom of the inspector you can see the actual size of the Resize Mark, including the applied scaling factor (a single percentage for proportional scaling, a scaling factor for vertical and horizontal scaling for non-proportional scaling).