Precisely - there is a physical layout diagram that must print at the exact size. I could care less if they want to scale the VIEW of the PDF online, but it has to print correctly.
To my mind, making PDF arbitrarily scalable is the off-beat. I want to create an electronic version that exactly mimics the original printed version. - Lester ------------------------------------------------------- Lester C. Smalley Email: lsmalley AT infocon DOT com Information Consultants, Inc. Phone: 302-239-2942 FAX: 302-239-1712 Yorklyn, DE 19736 Web: www.infocon.com ------------------------------------------------------- | -----Original Message----- | From: Art Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 04:48 PM | To: Jacob Schäffer | Cc: Lester C. Smalley; [email protected] | Subject: Re: Acrobat Options... | | Not to step on Lester's toes at all, but we recently had the same | experience, setting up installation manuals for lighting fixture | installations. | | We wanted to include a full size template in the manual that an | installer could use to drill mounting holes for the fixture. But if | the PDF document was resized at all during printing, the drilling | template wouldn't be accurate. | | So it's not an uncommon request. | | Art | | On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 4:35 PM, Jacob Schäffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | wrote: | > I'd like to hear why you want that. | > | > The PDF format itself is quite scalable and putting some unscaleable | elements into it seem a bit offset from the understandable. | > | > Please explain your purpose. | > | > Best regards / Med venlig hilsen | > Jacob Schäffer | Chief Developer | > Paradis Allé 22, Ramløse | > DK-3200 Helsinge, Denmark | > Phone: +45 4439 4400 | > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > Web: www.grafikhuset.net | > | > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- | > > Fra: Lester C. Smalley | > > Sendt: 27. marts 2008 18:01 | > > Til: [email protected] | > > Emne: Acrobat Options... | > > | > > I believe I know the answer to this already, but wanted to | > > confirm with folks here. | > > | > > FM 7.2 (Structured) and Acrobat 7 Pro on Windows XP, both | > > up-to-date on patches. PDF's are generated by printing to the | > > Adobe PDF virtual printer instance. | > > | > > I have an issue where information must appear at the original | > > native size even when printed, yet many reader's copy of the | > > viewer will scale the page when actually printing it. I know | > > that I can tell the recipients to change the print option in | > > their copy to not scale or center the pages, but I would love | > > to avoid that necessity if at all possible. | > > | > > Is there any way to set options for printing the resulting | > > PDF in what I create, either from FM or in Acrobat before I | > > share the PDF with the reviewers and end users ? | > > | > > Any advice or solutions will be greatly appreciated. | > > | > > | > > - Lester | > > ------------------------------------------------------- | > > Lester C. Smalley Email: lsmalley AT infocon DOT com | > > Information Consultants, Inc. Phone: 302-239-2942 FAX: 302-239-1712 | > > Yorklyn, DE 19736 Web: www.infocon.com | > > ------------------------------------------------------- | | -- | Art Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] | "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent | and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson | No disclaimers apply. | DoD 358 _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
