{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/LegalizeAdulthood/iterated-dynamics/issues/19","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/LegalizeAdulthood/iterated-dynamics/issues/19/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/LegalizeAdulthood/iterated-dynamics/issues/19/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/LegalizeAdulthood/iterated-dynamics/issues/19/events","html_url":"https://github.com/LegalizeAdulthood/iterated-dynamics/issues/19","id":53370002,"number":19,"title":"Every fractal rendered by Fractint for Windows beta 5 is too wide in the X direction.","user":{"login":"LegalizeAdulthood","id":4270863,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4270863?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/LegalizeAdulthood","html_url":"https://github.com/LegalizeAdulthood","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LegalizeAdulthood/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LegalizeAdulthood/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LegalizeAdulthood/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LegalizeAdulthood/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LegalizeAdulthood/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LegalizeAdulthood/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LegalizeAdulthood/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LegalizeAdulthood/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LegalizeAdulthood/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/LegalizeAdulthood/iterated-dynamics/labels/CodePlex","name":"CodePlex","color":"ededed"}],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":4,"created_at":"2015-01-05T07:06:02Z","updated_at":"2015-01-05T07:06:03Z","closed_at":null,"body":"<b>Hal9009[CodePlex]</b> <br />Every fractal rendered by Fractint for Windows beta 5 is too wide in the X direction\r\n\r\nby a factor of 1.3333...\r\n\r\nThus, a reduction of the quotX Magnification Factorquot (ltzgt, ltF6gt) of 0.75 must be entered\r\n\r\nfor every fractal to have its aspect ratio be correct. Note that even the Mandelbrot\r\n\r\nset initially calculated by default has had its quotX Magnification Factorquot set to 0.75\r\n\r\nin order to have its appearance correct.\r\n\r\nI attempt to calculate every one of Jim Muth's FOTD fractals with beta 5 (except \r\nMandelbrot-BC3 images) and this aspect ratio problem has been present \r\nfor every fractal calculated.\r\n\r\nAn apparent side effect of the above problem is that when one rotates an image (with the\r\n\r\naspect ratio set correctly) 90 degrees (without resizing it), is that the aspect ratio\r\n\r\nof the rotated image becomes incorrect and must be corrected by again setting an \r\nquotX Magnification Factorquot of 0.75. \r\n\r\nAlso, the dotted quotzoom boxquot rectangle aspect ratio appears to be incorrect during and after\r\n\r\nrotations. (This is more noticable when the quotzoom boxquot is smaller than its full size.)\r\n\r\n\r\nTry rotating the default Mandelbrot set 90 degrees to see the resulting aspect ratio\r\n\r\nerror in the fractal that's created:\r\n\r\nltPageUpgt \r\nltctrlgt&#43;ltKeypad&#43;gt \r\nltctrlgt&#43;ltKeypad&#43;gt \r\nltctrlgt&#43;ltKeypad&#43;gt \r\netc., ... until your rotate the zoom box 90 degrees. \r\nltEntergt \r\n\r\nHal Lane \r\n"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/LegalizeAdulthood/iterated-dynamics/issues/comments/68674694","html_url":"https://github.com/LegalizeAdulthood/iterated-dynamics/issues/19#issuecomment-68674694","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/LegalizeAdulthood/iterated-dynamics/issues/19","id":68674694,"user":{"login":"LegalizeAdulthood","id":4270863,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4270863?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/LegalizeAdulthood","html_url":"https://github.com/LegalizeAdulthood","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LegalizeAdulthood/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LegalizeAdulthood/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LegalizeAdulthood/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LegalizeAdulthood/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LegalizeAdulthood/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LegalizeAdulthood/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LegalizeAdulthood/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LegalizeAdulthood/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/LegalizeAdulthood/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-01-05T07:06:03Z","updated_at":"2015-01-05T07:06:03Z","body":"<b>Hal9009[CodePlex]</b> <br />Re: \r\nEvery fractal rendered by Fractint for Windows beta 5 is too wide in the X direction\r\nby a factor of 1.3333... \r\n\r\nIt seems that the two potentially most useful observations about the aspect ratio problem\r\n\r\nin Fractint for Windows beta 5, are:\r\n\r\nthat the default M-set image that's created by Fractint for Windows beta 5 when starting up\r\n\r\nthe program has an X Magnification factor ( z  F6 screen ) of 0.75 in order to achieve an\r\n\r\nundistorted image, while the DOS version has an X Magnification factor of: 1.0, and\r\n\r\nthat Fractint for Windows beta 5's zoom box distorts when rotated ( PgUp, CtrlKeypadPlus,\r\n\r\nCtrlKeypadPlus, etc. ) and the image specified by the distorted zoom box is distorted.\r\nDOS Fractint's zoom box is undistorted while rotated and creates an undistorted rotated image.\r\n\r\nI've put screen caps of this behavior onto a web page for a quick overview of the problem:\r\nhttp://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/Rotated_zmBoxes_DOS_Fint4Win_beta5.html\r\nor\r\nhttp://tinyurl.com/zoom-boxes\r\n\r\nHal Lane \r\n\r\n"}}