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Re: laser writer oddities

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From: Brian H. Powell
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1986 16:51
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In article <234@joevax.UUCP>, sdh@joevax.UUCP (The Doctor) writes:
> If you have this pattern in Macpaint:
> 
> 	XX  XX
> 	XX  XX
> 	  XX  XX
> 	  XX  XX
> 
> you should get the same thing from the laser writer. Instead it generates:
> 
>         X X X X
> 	 X X X X
> 	X X X X
> 	 X X X X

     You didn't say, so I feel obligated to ask.  Did you use smoothing (using
"Print Final" vs. "Print Draft")?  That could easily cause this problem.  The
smoothing algorithm is usually pretty good, but these things happen.

Brian H. Powell
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From: brian@ut-sally.UUCP (Brian H. Powell)
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Subject: Re: laser writer oddities
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Date: Wed, 13-Aug-86 12:51:58 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 13 12:51:58 1986
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Organization: U. Texas CS Dept., Austin, Texas
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Summary: smoothing?