[RESOLVED] what is the size of objects measured in.

[chris1990]

I have an image box, the width is 2175 and the hight is 4455. I am creating a picture to go in it. i have tried pixels but they seem well to big.

[H8ST]

I have an image box, the width is 2175 and the hight is 4455. I am creating a picture to go in it. i have tried pixels but they seem well to big.

twips
1 twip = (1/1440 in)

[DigiRev]

If you set the form's ScaleMode (or whatever control is containing the image) to vbPixels then it will show the height/width in pixels. Then you can change it back if you want.

Or use this:

MsgBox Image1.Width / Screen.TwipsPerPixelsX & "x" & Image1.Height / Screen.TwipsPerPixelsY

TwipsPerPixelsX/Y are usually = to 15 on most systems but it's still best to use those properties instead of hard coding 15.

[chris1990]

do you know the maths to convert 1 twip to * pixels as photoshop only works with pizels or higher.

[chris1990]

for future refrence there is a free calculator here.

http://unitconversion.org/typography...onversion.html

[si_the_geek]

I'd recommend using code like DigiRev posted - as the number of twips per pixel varies based on display settings.

This is because Twips (along with CM and Inches) is a measure of printed size, whereas Pixels are a measure of screen size.