Mats E/Mathieu/et al We have had the same problem with the 28 000 pixel restriction (print to plotter or PDF), so I had a look at V7.8 printing file on the CD to see if the restriction applied to 7.8 as well. It is written in the 7.8 printing .pdf file in the same manner as in V8 that thou shall not exceed 28 thou pixels. I then tested the same file in V7.8 which we keep loaded on a demo PC and printed on the plotter as well as to a PDF (thru Adobe)file with no problems at all. So the restriction doesn't seem to be enforced by V7.8. Has anyone experienced this restriction in other versions ?
My colleague and I discussed just when we started getting the rigid restriction problem and it seems to have appeared just after we loaded the V8 patch. Next test platform is to remove and reload V8 without the patch and see if the restriction returns. Has anyone approached MapInfo Corp or received any reassurance from MapInfo Corp that this problem is being looked into/will be removed/can be blindsided with science or something ? Am very interested in other user's experience. Thanks. Bill Williams GIS Specialist, Map Resource Centre Parliamentary Library, Department of Parliamentary Services Parliament House, Canberra ACT 2600 Telephone : 02 62772513 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Mats Elfström [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 26 September 2005 9:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [email protected] Subject: MI-L Ang. MI-L Another PDF map printing query Hi Mathieu! You blamed your problem on Adobe, but on Friday, August 13, 2004, Cinda Graubard from GeoMax wrote to this list: "MapInfo tech support has confirmed what a client recently stated: MapInfo has a hard wired printing limitation of 28,000 pixels per any row or column. Tech support told me that MapInfo imposes this limitation in order to keep the software compatible with Microsoft's Windows 98 or lower operating systems." As a side note I think that maybe MI should say goodbye to Win 98 users, if that is necessary to lift this limit. But meanwhile, try adjusting the resolution of your pdf output. In most cases, ordinary printers or plotters cannot use resolutions above 300 dpi, and some printers use a smoothing that makes 150 dpi look just like 300 dpi. Maybe your pdf engine is set to 600 or even 1200 dpi which only bloats the pdf file to no good. Hälsning / Best regards Mats.E ________________________ FB Engineering AB Södra Förstadsgatan 26 211 43 Malmö Tel: 040-660 25 50 Mobil: 0705-27 60 27 Fax: 040-660 25 99 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.fbe.se "Apers Mathieu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2005-09-26 04:45 Till <[email protected]> Kopia Ärende MI-L Another PDF map printing query Ahhh, I just LOVE Adobe PDF writer! It's SOOOO much better than PDF995... Really... Honest... Ok, now my problem is this: when I try to print off large (A1 or bigger) PDF maps, Adobe "Clips" my resultant map because it's more than 28,000 pixels. Long story short - I can't find any "I don't care how big it is, just make the darn map already!" option in any of the menus. I know it's an Adobe thing rather than Mapinfo, but since you guys seem to know pretty much anything I come up with I thought I'd ask you lot first... Cheers Mat Mathieu Apers Mapping Co-ordinator Letterbox Channel "Opportunity doesn't even have to knock - my door is always open" --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 18010 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 18024
