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Re: Postscript line thickness [message #35144 is a reply to message #35133]

Tue, 20 May 2003 06:33

K. Bowman
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Registered: May 2000

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In article <MPG.1933d88ba6f49739989ba4@news.frii.com>,
David Fanning <david@dfanning.com> wrote:

> Haje Korth (haje.korth@jhuapl.edu) writes:
>
>> Actually, this was quite simple: do any plot with the thickness=1 and find
>> the point size to be 0.283. The mapping is then the "thickness=point/0.283".
>
> How did you do this? With a micrometer!?
>
> This is a good tip, but I would like to know how
> this relationship was established in more detail.
> Once my curiosity is satisfied, I'll write it up. :-)

When you open a Postscript file in Illustrator and select a line, it
displays the properties of the line, including its width.

Ken

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		Re: Postscript line thickness By: mchinand on Tue, 20 May 2003 12:12
		Re: Postscript line thickness By: Haje Korth on Tue, 20 May 2003 09:35
		Re: Postscript line thickness By: K. Bowman on Tue, 20 May 2003 06:33
		Re: Postscript line thickness By: David Fanning on Tue, 20 May 2003 06:16
		Re: Postscript line thickness By: David Fanning on Mon, 19 May 2003 06:34

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