Hi
Many have reported that they cant get mapinfo fill patterns to export to a Pdf.
A few things to try...
1. Use a product called superprint from zenographics. I print to a JPEG printer
driver first & then I distill the jpeg file.
2. Try distilling the print file using the Macintosh distiller. This is far more
forgiving than the windows version
3. Print to a "high end" printer driver. My printing bureau uses a high end
xerox color laser. They use the FIERY driver. Printer files created using this
driver distil far more accuartely than do files created for my epson stylus
1520.
I'm sure this advice will not meet everyone's requirements, but it will surely
help some.
Regards
Ian Allan
"PRICE, Bronwyn" wrote:
> As a summary of the answers given:
>
> To get a workspace into a pdf file you need to have Adobe Acrobat with Adobe
> Distiller.
> Go to print and then select Adobe Distiller or Acrobat PDF Writer as the
> printer.
> If patterns have been used in the graphic being captured, they may not be
> represented correctly in the resulting PDF file if Acrobat PDF Writer is
> used when selecting the printer name. Acrobat Distiller should be used if
> patterns are present.
> Check teh print to file box and print
> A dialogue box will appear asking where you want to save it and in what file
> format. Select as .ps file and save the document.
> Open Adobe Distiller and open the .ps file, Distiller will automatically
> convert it into .pdf format. This can be manipulated in Adobe Exchange if
> desired.
>
> Adobe Acrobat costs around $200-300 US I;m told.
>
> However, apparantely there is a free way to get Adobe acrobat detailed in
> the User group recently.
>
> Some people have reported problems with this way of getting your workspace
> as a .pdf, ie problems with precise sclaing and rotated text not being
> honoured.
>
> An alternative suggested is copyplus recommended in the
> user group recently. This is downloaded from
>
> www.spatialplus.com
>
> this free software assembles all the tables called by a workspace to a
> single location on your PC and even creates a piece of software so that CDs
> you may burn, automatically present a list of the workspaces. Copy_plus
> also has a zip otion to compress all the tables for emailing.
>
> The disadvantatage of this approach is one may be be giving your
> correspondents more data than you might wish and at the very least they
> will need to have Mapinfo proviewer on their PCs.
>
> One might also consider determining the printer/plotter your correspondents
> will use and generating a device specific print file, which could be
> emailed.
>
> Thanks everyone
>
> Bronwyn
>
> Miss Bronwyn Price
> Research Assistant in GIS
> GEMRU
> Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education
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