Twayne,
Good points, I'm reasonably certain my friend was using the same
computer for both programs, but have not seen them on his computer. I
did not get a good understanding, but said he was using something akin
to Draw to add a line in an Excel program or possibly a table. I have
read here that MSO does not have an equivalent to Draw. I am not sure
just what he was using.
I do not have MSO and only saw how OOo displayed on my relatively
old monitor. It is a Compaq 7500. I got it used. I keep my drivers up to
date. My video card is a nVidia GeForce 6100 GPU.
I tried the suggestion of printing the line which on the monitor
appeared to be short straight segments that were not connected. This
same line printed nice and straight.
Evidently he saw a difference how the two programs displayed. To use
his words, it was driving him crazy. In some manner, he said he could
'snap' the line on MSO and it would be straight. By the time I came
back with the information about displayed line on the monitor and
printed line he had purchased a copy of MSO and uninstalled OOo.
Anyway I have learned a few things and I mentioned that he could
have both programs on his computer with no problem. Maybe he will give
OOo another try.
Thanks for the suggestion. I tried it, but still the result is
segments of straight lines, not continuously straight from end to end.
James Knott wrote:
Julio Sotolongo wrote:
Is there a way to create a perfectly straight line in Draw. This is
for a friend that I am trying to interest in OOo.
I tried unsuccessfully to accomplish it and then searched the
documentation for help. Following the directions in the Draw Guide
for drawing a straight line yielded the same results I achieved on
my own. A line composed of segments of straight lines, but not
continuously straight from end to end.
According to my friend, this is possible MSO. It seems like it
should be simple to accomplish. Any help would be appreciated.
Have you tried the "Lines and Arrows" button?
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Julio,
Not to detract from anything James Knott said, here's a different take
on it:
Is it possible this is a display issue? When you say MSO does it fine
and OOo doesn't, is that being done on the same exact physical machine,
or on two machines? If it's all on the same machine, then the rest of
this is moot and you can quit reading<g>.
If it's on two different machines, and if the line isn't perfectly
vertical or horizontal, then it may look jagged as you seem to describe.
This can be attributed to differences in video card settings, program
settings and probably other areas I'm not thinking of right now. The
higher the screen resolution, the "smoother" a line will look. The
lower the resolution, the more jagged it'll look. Same thing at print
time. And especially true with jpeg files.
And if it's smooth but just not "straight" as in not vertical or not
horizontal, it could even be the rotations settings on the video drivers
or the monitor.
There are more too, but before I seem to appear to be talking down to
you, I'll stop here and wait for confirmation or further clarifications.
HTH
Twayne
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