David, A couple of notes from experience: Don't use transparency in GIF's (goes black). Don't use JPG for PCL output (can crash FOP). Don't scale images containing text (pixelates: use a factor of 2 if necessary).
Cheers, Roland > -----Original Message----- > From: David 'Dox' Shevitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 14 April 2005 8:29 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Best Practices for Images and FOP 0.20.5 > > > Thanks, Jay. This is exactly the type of information I'm trying to compile. > > In regards to FOP, one of the challenges I've been having is ensuring > that images are either a) their normal size, if they are smaller than > the page, or b) scaled down if they are larger than the page. It seems > like I get inconsistent results with my PDF output, and I'm not sure if > its a problem in my process, or just a temporary limitation of FOP. It > was this situation that made me wonder what others did to ensure their > graphics appeared as they wanted. > > I agree with you as well--I use JPEGs for the documentation I write for > my company. It's helpful to know that JPEGs and GIFs are the "best" for > FOP--given the sheer number of file types for graphics that exist. > > Dave > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >Hi, Dave, > > > >I can't point you to a guide, but I can share my experiences. Being a > >technical writer, I've had occasion to embed lots of screen shots in lots > >of documents and then render PDF versions of those documents with FOP. In > >the process, I've learned a couple things. > > > >Naturally, you need to do all the things that help when working with any > >image: Use an uncluttered image. Use an image with good contrast. Try not > >to scale it too drastically. > > > >For FOP in particular, you can help yourself out by using its native image > >formats: GIF and JPEG. Ever since some fellow decided to start suing > >companies that use GIFs, I mostly use JPEGs. You can get other image > >formats to work with FOP, but that's more overhead. Other than that, it's > >better to make a big image small than it is to make a small image big. > >That's true in general, of course, but it seems to be even more true in > >PDF (note that this isn't especially a FOP thing - it's a PDF thing). > > > >Good thread to start. > > > >Jay Bryant > >Bryant Communication Services > >(presently consulting at Synergistic Solution Technologies) > > > > > > > > > >David 'Dox' Shevitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >04/13/2005 10:18 AM > >Please respond to > >[email protected] > > > > > >To > >[email protected] > >cc > > > >Subject > >Best Practices for Images and FOP 0.20.5 > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Hello all, > > > >I know that the topic of images and FOP has been addressed numerous > >times, but the information I've been finding seems very specific to > >certain situations or image types. > > > >I'm hoping to find some sort of "guidelines" or "best practices" > >document that describes how to use images in FOP. Two examples: are > >certain image types better than others? What is the best way to control > >the size of the image so it looks consistent throughout a pdf? > > > >Again, I'm sorry if these questions have been addressed before, and I > >just missed it. But I do appreciate any help! > > > >Thanks, > > > >Dave Shevitz > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
