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Article #3098Re: Drawing thin lines in MacDraw II 1.1
From: Philip Machanick
Date: Wed, 30 May 1990 21:23
Date: Wed, 30 May 1990 21:23
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In article <4308@munnari.oz.au>, kklw@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU (Kevin K L WONG) writes: > I think the 1-point line in MD II (and other drawing apps) is far too > thick, esp for slanting lines. As I know we can draw very thin line > in Postscript (1-point in PS), I just wonder whether we can draw such > lines in MD II or not. I tried 0-point, and it's REALLY zero ie > NOTHING !! Minor correction: 1 point is the same size in PsotScript as on the Mac screen. If you mean 1 pixel, this isn't a standard number as PostScript is resolution independent. If you ask for a line too thin for a given printer, you are given the thinnest possible line instead. This can have unfortunate consequences - I once had a drawing which looked fine when printed on a laser printer, but almost disappeared on a Linotronic at over 2000 dots per inch, because the lines were too thin. Philip Machanick philip@pescadero.stanford.edu
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!apple!agate!shelby!neon!Kermit.Stanford.EDU!philip From: philip@Kermit.Stanford.EDU (Philip Machanick) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: Drawing thin lines in MacDraw II 1.1 Message-ID: <1990May30.212321.28776@Neon.Stanford.EDU> Date: 30 May 90 21:23:21 GMT References: <4308@munnari.oz.au> Sender: news@Neon.Stanford.EDU (USENET News System) Reply-To: philip@pescadero.stanford.edu Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University Lines: 17