QuarkXPress/Adobe PDF Library: Line thickness and line height not equal

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3 total messages Started by Frank_Spangenberg Sun, 20 Aug 2006 13:35

#503

Author: Frank_Spangenberg
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 13:35

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Hi
We have QuarkXpress documents with single text frames as table columns. Each row has a colored line of 9pt in background, defined in the style sheets. Not each row contains text, but always the colored line.
The documents are printed as PostScript files and converted to PDF by a workflow system.

If the PDF is produced by a program that uses the Adobe PDF Library, the line thickness and line height isn�t equal at rows without text. The line thickness is 9pt and the line height 19pt.

The difference of 10pt is equal to the line spacing defined in the style sheets.

At rows containing text the line thickness is equal to the line height � 9pt.

The problem doesn�t appear if the PDF is produced by the QuarkXpress export (Jaws) or GhostScript.

Furthermore the difference between line thickness and line height is only detectable with Enfocus PitStop Professional 7 and PDF CanOpener � not visible.

There is no change using different versions of QuarkXPress (5�7), Distiller (5�7), PDF (1.2�1.6) and Joboptions.

Sample files:
 <http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=B6908D43489EBF62>
� QuarkXpress 5 document
� PostScript-file (print)
� PDF-file (Distiller, PDF/X1-a)
� PDF-file (export QuarkXPress 7)
� Screenshots PitStop Professional 7, PDF CanOpener

Is this a know problem? Solutions?

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With kind regards
Frank Spangenberg

Student "Printing and Media Technology"
Stuttgart Media University, Germany
 <http://www.frank-spangenberg.de>

Re: QuarkXPress/Adobe PDF Library: Line thickness and line height not equal

#504

Author: MikeKazlow
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 04:37

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Frank,

The best place to post your question is the Acrobat forum. This isn't really a
workflow issue. The Acrobat forum is the place where you will find the most
help. Thanks.

Mike

Re: QuarkXPress/Adobe PDF Library: Line thickness and line height not equal

#505

Author: Frank_Spangenberg
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 06:50

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Hi Mike,
thanks, i copied the topic to Acrobat Windows:
 <http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx/.3bc154d6>

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With kind regards
Frank Spangenberg

Student "Printing and Media Technology"
Stuttgart Media University, Germany
 <http://www.frank-spangenberg.de>

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