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Re: iTools: lines too thick to publish? [message #51185 is a reply to message #51167]

Wed, 08 November 2006 06:10

Dave[3]
Messages: 12
Registered: November 2006

Junior Member

> With direct graphics PS files Iusually find it simplest to open the
> file in Illustrator, click on a representative line and then from the
> Select menu choose ... Same stroke weight. Change to 1 pt and save the file.

My original message confused the issue slightly as I intended to write
'1 pt' but wrote '1 px' instead. Anyways, below is the comment I
received from the publisher:

"Regarding figures 2, 3 and 6, the line thickness in each panel should
be changed for clarity. Thin lines should have a thickness of 0.5 pt.
While thicker lines may be used for emphasis, I recommend the lines be
no thicker than 2 pt."

The author instructions specify:

"Line graphs should be sent as EPS files, with a preferred line width
of 0.5 pt (0.2 mm). If this is not possible, bitmap TIFF files with a
minimum resolution of 1200 dpi may be accepted. Pictures, photographs
and micrographs should be sent as Grayscale TIFF files with a minimum
resolution of 300 dpi without lettering, and 500 dpi with lettering.
Color images should be sent as CMYK-encoded TIFF images. RGB-encoded
color images will be difficult to match for color..."

I can generate a TIFF file using iMap but it isn't obvious how I can
set the resolution to 1200 dpi or what the width/height of the figure
should be in pixels. In general, I much prefer EPS files for
line-based drawings. Changing the line widths in CorelDraw 12 was
quite simple but I still wish I could avoid this step in the future.

Dave

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		Re: iTools: lines too thick to publish? By: K. Bowman on Wed, 08 November 2006 06:48
		Re: iTools: lines too thick to publish? By: Benjamin Hornberger on Wed, 08 November 2006 07:59
		Re: iTools: lines too thick to publish? By: Dave[3] on Wed, 08 November 2006 06:10
		Re: iTools: lines too thick to publish? By: K. Bowman on Tue, 07 November 2006 11:00
		Re: iTools: lines too thick to publish? By: David Fanning on Tue, 07 November 2006 09:28

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