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------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Mar 16 17:44:13 +0000 
2008 -------
Users unfortunately do not know much of preprint and printing. And if they know
something, they most likely misunderstand it. Therefore, while it is sometimes
useful to allow users finely control all parameters, I suggest a more pragmatic
approach to let users (force them ;-) ) use the desirable parameters.

This will ultimately enhance their productivity and create higher quality
products (in the end making the end users more happy).

In general, when I (or a user) create a work, I will have to decide beforehand,
what is the purpose of this work:
A.) Display it on screen
B.) Print it

After deciding this, one can establish the target LPI (or PPI): 72 PPI vs
75-150-200 LPI (for pure BW lineart, one could indeed choose 600 LPI).

Then I decide the dimension of the work (in cm, or in inch, or any valid 
measure).

Having both PPI and dimensions, will automatically result in the pixels needed
in the raster image. I wouldn't go the other way round: deciding on PPI and/or
image size based on pixels.

Because Draw is a vector-graphics processing program, pixels don't make much
sense either.

So, while it is useful to display the dimension of the resulting raster image in
MB, and sometimes also the size in pixels, I won't bother much in putting great
emphasis in finely controlling these values. The user should be educated in the
proper way of creating high quality work. [Pixels are really useful only when
displaying on screen, so this is probably another useful option to choose from
at the beginning: onscreen vs printed work. When onscreen is selected, then
instead of size or PPI use resolution in pixels.]

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