| Object Graphics and PostScript [message #13878] |
Thu, 07 January 1999 00:00  |
Richard G. French
Messages: 65
Registered: June 1997
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A few months ago (I think), there were several posts discussing the
limitations of Object Graphics when producing PostScript files. As I
recall, the problems were that the .ps files were huge, and were
rendered as bitmaps rather than as lines, with the result that the final
plots were not really of publication quality.
I also seem to recall that there was a posting by someone from RSI
asking users what compromises they were willing to accept in order to
get the kind of capability we are after - a small .ps file of equivalent
quality to what would be produced in direct graphics when making line
plots (and images, too, of course). I wrote to RSI and added my voice
to those others who had requested this feature.
With the release of 5.2, I wonder whether the situation
has changed. If not, I'd like to encourage other users to let RSI know
that this is something worth developing. It would be certainly provide a
strong incentive to take the trouble to learn object graphics.
Otherwise, we'll still end up having to use direct-graphics style
programming to get publication quality plots.
Dick French
rfrench@ahab.wellesley.edu
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| Re: Object Graphics and PostScript [message #14021 is a reply to message #13878] |
Fri, 08 January 1999 00:00  |
Alex Schuster
Messages: 124
Registered: February 1997
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Richard G. French wrote:
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> A few months ago (I think), there were several posts discussing the
> limitations of Object Graphics when producing PostScript files. As I
> recall, the problems were that the .ps files were huge, and were
Oh, they are even larger than that.
> With the release of 5.2, I wonder whether the situation
> has changed. If not, I'd like to encourage other users to let RSI know
> that this is something worth developing. It would be certainly provide a
> strong incentive to take the trouble to learn object graphics.
> Otherwise, we'll still end up having to use direct-graphics style
> programming to get publication quality plots.
That's what I do. Object Graphics looks like a great idea, but hey, what
if I decide to output some PostScript files? Change the source to Direct
Graphics? Or ask my admin for larger disk quotas?
No way, RSI, I'll stick to direct graphics.
Alex
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Alex Schuster Wonko@weird.cologne.de PGP Key available
alex@pet.mpin-koeln.mpg.de
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