Re: MI PDF, Postscript to PDF

[Miguel Iturralde]

Hello Henk,   If it is of any help, I print layouts to files using a PostScript printer.  I set up the PPD file using Tektronix Phaser 850DX printer drivers (WinNT 4.  With RedMon, available at the ghostscript/ghostview Web page, I set my non-PostScript printer as one.  I open the resulting *.ps file in ghostview and then go to Print... (not Printfile...), and check Print to File utilizing pdfwrite (resolution choices of 72, 300, and 600 dpi).   The PDF files created in this fashion are of high quality.  From Acrobat Reader, choosing the printer set up as PostScript is best for printing fine line networks, such as hypsography or hydrography.  For thematic maps, even the regular ink-jet printer drivers will also produce excellent results.   True, it is quite cumbersome if printing a few maps and also, I have never done this with maps beyond letter (paper) size.   The advantages are that the resources (Acrobat Reader and ghostscript/ghostview) are free, and I am able to use my ink-jet printer as PostScript.   Regards,   Miguel Iturralde [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: Henk Meij To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 30 March, 2000 11:09 AM Subject: MI PDF, Postscript to PDF Hi All, a printing problem.  I use MI 5.5 and I seem to never, never get exactly WISIWIG.  Especially when using a PDF writer under windowsNT (it turns area shades to solid blobs etc).  So, I'm trying going to postscript first. I installed AdobePS and using it, set up printers for the PPD files of an HP Color Laserjet and Adobe Disitiller PS.  When I print my layout to a file, MI generates the postscript file.  However, there are "segements" of for example stray lat/lon lines or elevation contours.  These stray pieces are not on my screen. I'd be interested in learning if - somebody prints directly to a PDF file without problems from MI - somebody has a psotscript printer PPD file which geenrates exactly what they see on screen when viewing the file with ghostview for example -Henk Hendrik K. Meij, Academic Computing Manager Social Sciences, Wesleyan University Judd Hall B23, Middletown CT 06459, Phone:860.685.4482, Fax:860.685.2401 "There is so much I wish to know" -Poirot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]