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Re: Postscript line thickness [message #35133 is a reply to message #35131]

Tue, 20 May 2003 09:35

Haje Korth
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Registered: May 1997

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David,
Ken got it right. I loaded the postscript file into CorelDRAW and checked
the properties of the line. The software gives you the thickness with 3
digit precision. thick=1 gives you 0.283, thick=2 gives you 0.567, however.
So you now the number is rounded/truncated. But the precision is accurate
enough for the purpose. Does this satisfy your curiosity? :-)

Haje

"David Fanning" <david@dfanning.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1933d88ba6f49739989ba4@news.frii.com...
> 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. :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> David
>
> P.S. Let's just say I have a ruler marked in points,
> inches, and agate for laying out graphical designs,
> but either my eyes are really old or those points are
> very small. In either case, I don't think I can make
> out 0.283!!
>
> --
> David W. Fanning, Ph.D.
> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
> Phone: 970-221-0438, E-mail: david@dfanning.com
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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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