> Why is beyond me. *Who* uses PDF for bitmapped graphics? It's so bloody > inconvenient that I cannot fathom what possessed Apple to do this. > They've > done some boneheaded things but this certainly counts as one of the > worst! > > TIFF is a pretty good choice. GIFs. JPEGs even (though that introduces > lossy > compression problems). PICT (ugh) would even suffice in a moment of > desperation (at least I can map PICTs to an app that I use for > graphics). > But PDFs??? I use PDF versions of journal articles *all the time*. > Remapping > PDF to GraphicConverter is pointless for me since I take screen > snapshots > far less frequently than I use PDF articles (3-5/day). > > <grumble> >
I'm scratching my head after reading your post, because I've never seen a screen shot saved as a PDF on my system. They always save as TIFF. I wonder what I'm doing differently? -- Mac Canada is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Shop Canadian, visit Mantek Services <http://www.mantek.mb.ca> Low Prices That Will Keep YOU and Your MAC Smiling Educational discounts are now available Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
