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Re: How can I print graphs in Canvas?

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From: Andreas J. Guelzow
Date: Mon, 06 May 1991 22:45
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In article <lin.673433453@tasman> lin@tasman.cc.utas.edu.au (Tony Lim) writes:
>Hi, Dear netters?
>
>I have been using Canvas to put a few PICT files created by DeltaGraph.
>I paste the PICT files into different layers in Canvas.  I use "OR" to
>make each other transparent.  So, everything looks fine too me on the screen.
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
As the manual states: this only works on screen or when printing on a
Quickdraw printer but not when printing on a Postscript printer.
Supposedly that is a limitation of postscript (which I don't believe)

>However, when I use the "print..." (not "Print layer...") to print the graphs
>to laser printer, the output is not what I see on the screen.  The printout
   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
   probably a fancy PostScript printer

>is like that I had pasted PICT opquely onto the higher layers.  So what is the
>problem?  How can I solve it?
>
>Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>
>--Tony Lim

Andreas J. Guelzow
<guelzow@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
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From: guelzow@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Andreas J. Guelzow)
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Subject: Re: How can I print graphs in Canvas?
Keywords: Canvas
Message-ID: <1991May6.224521.9347@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
Date: 6 May 91 22:45:21 GMT
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