<DT><A NAME=d:image HREF=#a:image><STRONG>image</STRONG></A>
<DD> Gives the name of a file containing an image to be displayed inside
a node. The image file must be in one of the recognized formats,
- typically JPEG, PNG, GIF or Postscript.
+ typically JPEG, PNG, GIF or Postscript, and be able to be converted
+ into the desired output format.
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Unlike with the <A HREF=#d:shapefile>shapefile</A> attribute,
the image is treated as node
During rendering, in the default case (<TT>imagescale=false</TT>),
the image retains its natural size.
If <TT>imagescale=true</TT>,
- the image is uniformly scaled to fit inside the node.
+ the image is uniformly scaled (i.e., its aspect ration is
+ preserved) to fit inside the node.
At least one dimension of the image will be as large as possible
given the size of the node.
When <TT>imagescale=width</TT>,