title: Resize an image with Paperclip
body: <p>The Paperclip plugin for Rails has a resize option that keeps the image in proportion.
  According to Ryan Bates' <a href="http://railscasts.com/episodes/134-paperclip" rel="noreferrer">Paperclip Railscast</a>, to make sure that option is on, you have to add a greater-than sign in the end of the size for the style you're looking to resize, as such:</p>
  
  <pre><code>:styles =&gt; { :small =&gt; "160x160&gt;" }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I'm looking for Paperclip to resize my image to an exact size, even if that means it being out of proportion, so I figured that removing the greater-than sign would do the trick, as such:</p>
  
  <pre><code>:styles =&gt; { :small =&gt; "160x160" }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Well, turns out nothing happens. So the greater-than sign is redundant in the first place.
  I'm still left with the following question, though:</p>
  
  <p>How would I force the image into a set size, ignoring proportions?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>