Re: Table rules randomly dark in pdfs

2007-12-01 Thread Bill Swallow
Don't make yourself crazy over this - it's common, and is a online viewing problem that's been present in Adobe's Distiller for years. I thought it was the nature of PDFs for a long while until I noticed that PDFs created with RenderX XEP (what some writers I work with are using to press from DITA

Table rules randomly dark in pdfs

2007-12-01 Thread Bill Swallow
Don't make yourself crazy over this - it's common, and is a online viewing problem that's been present in Adobe's Distiller for years. I thought it was the nature of PDFs for a long while until I noticed that PDFs created with RenderX XEP (what some writers I work with are using to press from DITA

RE: Table rules randomly dark in pdfs

2007-11-30 Thread Fred Ridder
Doug wrote: In my experience the true test is whether the rules print normally...Acrobat has a reputation for not being able to draw lines well. If the hardcopy is fine, just ignore the inconsistent ruling. Just to clarify: Acrobat's problems with line widths is on-screen only, and it all

Re: Table rules randomly dark in pdfs

2007-11-30 Thread Peter Hirons
Loretta, What you are probably seeing is a result of the screen - sometimes the line triggers one row of pixels and sometimes two, making it look thicker. When you increase the magnification all lines trigger two (or more rows) and look the same. If you move the image around on the screen do

Re: Table rules randomly dark in pdfs

2007-11-30 Thread Doug
In my experience the true test is whether the rules print normally...Acrobat has a reputation for not being able to draw lines well. If the hardcopy is fine, just ignore the inconsistent ruling. --Doug On 11/29/07, Chen, Loretta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, We just changed our tables from

Re: Table rules randomly dark in pdfs

2007-11-30 Thread Art Campbell
If it turns out the rules aren't just visual affects, but actually are in the PDF, remember that it is possible for the rule thicknesses to vary from machine to machine if custom ruling is used... Also, Rick Quatro's Table Cleaner plug in is a great tool for tracking down and resolving problems

RE: Table rules randomly dark in pdfs

2007-11-30 Thread Chen, Loretta
for not being able to figure out what's going on. So thanks for the info! L. From: Fred Ridder [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 8:51 AM To: Doug; Chen, Loretta Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Table rules randomly dark in pdfs

Table rules randomly dark in pdfs

2007-11-30 Thread Peter Hirons
Loretta, What you are probably seeing is a result of the screen - sometimes the line triggers one row of pixels and sometimes two, making it look thicker. When you increase the magnification all lines trigger two (or more rows) and look the same. If you move the image around on the screen do

Table rules randomly dark in pdfs

2007-11-30 Thread Art Campbell
If it turns out the rules aren't just visual affects, but actually are in the PDF, remember that it is possible for the rule thicknesses to vary from machine to machine if custom ruling is used... Also, Rick Quatro's Table Cleaner plug in is a great tool for tracking down and resolving problems

Table rules randomly dark in pdfs

2007-11-30 Thread Doug
In my experience the true test is whether the rules print normally...Acrobat has a reputation for not being able to draw lines well. If the hardcopy is fine, just ignore the inconsistent ruling. --Doug On 11/29/07, Chen, Loretta wrote: > Hi, > > We just changed our tables from just header

Table rules randomly dark in pdfs

2007-11-30 Thread Fred Ridder
Doug wrote: > In my experience the true test is whether the rules print > normally...Acrobat has a reputation for not being able to draw lines > well. If the hardcopy is fine, just ignore the inconsistent ruling. Just to clarify: Acrobat's problems with line widths is on-screen only, and it all

Table rules randomly dark in pdfs

2007-11-30 Thread Chen, Loretta
eat off me for not being able to figure out what's going on. So thanks for the info! L. From: Fred Ridder [mailto:docu...@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 8:51 AM To: Doug; Chen, Loretta Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Table rules randomly da

Table rules randomly dark in pdfs

2007-11-29 Thread Chen, Loretta
Hi, We just changed our tables from just header rules to column and row ruling. And now we're making pdfs. Some people's pdfs have random heavy ruling in the table rules. They are absolutely fine in the frame file. And if you increase magnification to 200% the rules look like the same weight in

Table rules randomly dark in pdfs

2007-11-29 Thread Chen, Loretta
Hi, We just changed our tables from just header rules to column and row ruling. And now we're making pdfs. Some people's pdfs have random heavy ruling in the table rules. They are absolutely fine in the frame file. And if you increase magnification to 200% the rules look like the same weight in