> > I wouldn't regard it as the end of the world if there really is a defect
> > in that regard, as I was primarily interested in checking whether the
> > orientations of any strings within the "source" PCB file would be
> > screwed up within the "metafile(s)" created by using that command.
> > (There are definite problems in that regard within printout previews,
> > actual printouts, and "copies" of printouts to the Windows clipboard, so
> > I was curious about checking whether there were also problems with the
> > ("exported") "metafile(s)" as well.)
> >
> > (In the case of Altium Designer 2004, it seems that there are no such
> > problems with either printout previews, actual printouts, or
> > ("exported") "metafiles" (or as long as SP3 or SP4 is installed), but
> > "copies" of printouts to the Windows clipboard are still problematic -
> > and I suspect that that is *still* the case within the current version
> > of AD 2006.)
> >
> > Geoff Harland
>
>
> I can't check this right now, but maybe another tip helps you. For any
> print output related issues, FinePrint has been serving me well for many
> years. It is a virtual printer driver that sits between the apps and the
> real printer driver, has a preview and provides a number of ways to modify
> the output (including save it as image).
>
> They have a trial version, so you could just see if it helps you.
>
> Gerhard
Thanks for the tip, but I was really attempting to establish whether the
"Export" command which I referred to before is defective on *just* my PC, or
whether it is otherwise a genuine defect within Protel 99 SE (and thus a defect
affecting *every* PC on which Protel 99 SE is installed).
I actually use a copy of the (totally freeware) "PdfCreator" application (either
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/
or
http://www.pdfforge.org/
for further details) to create Acrobat files, and while there is a defect in
the current version (0.9.3) involving the file creation date/time, it still
creates otherwise satisfactory Acrobat files from any application from which
printouts can be created.
> > will FinePrint make a negative image on the printer ?
> >
> > Dennis Saputelli
>
>
> I don't think so. It does preview, repagination (several pages on one
> sheet), print job collate, add stationary/watermark overlays, color to BW,
> manual duplex (and maybe a few other things).
>
> It's not designed to actually alter the image to be printed.
>
> However, you can save an image (TIFF, bitmap, Windows metafile). If you
> have MS Office 2003, it also has an image printer. But for normal printing,
> that gets then elaborate... :)
>
> Gerhard
If you want to create negative images, you should be able to install a printer
driver for a postscript printer, then configure that driver so that it "prints"
to a postscript file rather than to an actual printer. Such printer drivers
typically provide both a mirrored image option and a negative image option (and
if you so wanted, you could select *both* of those options). After thus
creating a postscript file, you can then either convert it into an Acrobat file
using the PdfCreator creator which I referred to before, or otherwise use an
application such as Ghostscript to print it to any "real" printer.
A tip for anyone still using Protel 99 SE is that when any pads on the
MultiLayer layer are depicted within printouts created from the PcbPrint
server, it is *always* the property values for the "Middle" layer of those pads
which are actually depicted. That is not a problem for any such pads of a
"Simple" nature (in which the property values on each of the Top, Middle, and
Bottom layers are all identical), but it still is an issue whenever a PCB file
contains any non-Simple pads and you want to create printouts depicting the
details on the top and/or bottom (copper/signal) layers (for instance).
There are various ways to create "good" printouts, but at the very least I
consider that it is still preferable for people to be at least aware of this
particular defect of Protel 99 SE.
Regards,
Geoff Harland.
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