Thank you for the compliment John.
I have tried to use Adobe's PostScript driver but the install program had a
bug. I contacted Adobe TechSupport and somebody else has logged the same
problem. The new version (v5.1) went up on their web site a few days ago,
overwriting the old one (v5.0). V5 is no longer available, period. Don't be
fooled by their website which has apparent pointers to both versions - they
both link to the same file.
[I think there is much to be said for the GNU/Linux template for
development: a known stable or previous release tree and a development or
new release tree, with both always available.]
I have tried using HP's HPGL/RTL driver (with the 2500) and the artifacts do
not appear. The print quality is so much poorer that it is not a viable
solution. (From my experience with the 650c, I know that I can bring the RTL
quality up to acceptability, however it would mean rebuilding and tweaking a
*lot* of data.) The spool files I used will go up on the website for other
people to play with if they like.
WRT MI version numbers in the workspace file: (Why the numbers "400" for
version 4.5?) I snatched this from the "Re: MI What is !edit_version 450"
thread and I suspect it may be more applicable:
|I haven't tried your code to verify that this is what you are
|encountering, but MI Pro does write !edit_version 450 into
|tables that have objects with more than 32k nodes. It is
Either way, I'll be experimenting with both potential work-arounds.
Thank you for your suggestions,
-matt
-----Original Message-----
From: John Schlosser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 'Matt Wilkie' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, March 02, 1999 5:13 PM
Subject: RE: MI plot problems
>I am impressed with the level of effort you ar putting into solving
>this. With that said, I suggest:
>
>The most likely culprit is the PostScript driver. Have you tried
>printing (to file if necessary) a portion of the map (a portion with the
>problem) using different print drivers? Eg., try outputing the map
>using an HP750 DesignJet (non-postscript version pls) and/or an HP870
>DeskJet. If you don't have access to these non-Postscript printers,
>email the plot files to me and we'll test here. Try making the files
>for a single 8-1/2" x 11" page first.
>
>The MI 4.5 machine that does not produce the artifact might be using a
>different version of the Windows PS drivers. Is it also running the
>same OS (WinNT?) as the Pentiums which do create the artifacts?
>
>Since PDF and PS files are related, it is logical that the problem can
>appear in both.
>
>As to running your maps from the MI 4.5 machine:
>If you are printing the maps from workspace files, you could edit line 2
>of the workspace file to change the Version number to be !Version
>400
>Of course, this will not work if your workspaces use MapInfo 5.0
>features such as the MapInfo grids.
>
>Good luck,
>John
>
>John Schlosser, Schlosser Geographic Systems, Inc.
>601 Union St. Suite 2750; Seattle, WA 98101 USA
>Tel: 206-224-0800 Fax: 206-467-0458
>Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.sgsi.com
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