• "image": Keep the original size of the image.
• "scale": Stretch or compress the image to the container boundaries.
• "crop": Crop the image to the container dimensions.

The src property denotes the image file being operated by the filter.

The following demo shows three buttons that you can operate for trying out these three sizingMethod's options.

<SCRIPT>
<!--
function fnChangeFilter(oButton, sizingOption) {
        oDiv.filters(0).sizingMethod=sizingOption;
}
// -->
</SCRIPT>
        
    
<DIV ID="oDiv" STYLE="position:absolute; left:140px; height:150; width:200;         
  filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(
  SRC='sunset.jpg', sizingMethod='scale');" >
</DIV>

<BUTTON onclick="fnChangeFilter(this, 'image');">Original</BUTTON><BR>
<BUTTON onclick="fnChangeFilter(this, 'scale');">Compress</BUTTON><BR>
<BUTTON onclick="fnChangeFilter(this, 'crop');">Crop</BUTTON>

Learn more about filters in Column 69, Introduction to Filters.

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