[softwarelist] Re: Thin lines in OvPro (Windows version)

In <URL:news:local.opro> on Fri 07 Dec, Dave Symes wrote:
> In article <YCmukNB$4XWHFwkS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>    David Pilling <flist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > In message <4f4d8c6098dfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dave Symes <dfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> > writes
> > >Any useful tips how to pick up ******* thin lines that just won't pick
> > >up.
> 
> > There is Edit->Select all, or hold down shift and control with the 
> > select tool, this draws a box, and anything inside the box is selected 
> > on releasing the mouse button.
> 
> > Thin lines are not desirable for serious printing - because a "thin" 
> > line renders as one pixel wide on the destination device, and on a 
> > decent printer that is going to be invisible.
> 
> > If you can I would select all the lines - maybe use "Select all" then 
> > deselect the items which are not lines. Then F7 - modify object and set 
> > all the thickness for all the lines to non-thin in one fell swoop.
> 
> Thanks for getting back.
> I was trying the "...hold down shift and control with the select tool" but
> it wasn't doing anything. However your posting has prompted me to try
> again, and I see my problem... I wasn't dragging a large enough area
> outside the line object... I'm used to using Draw where you only need a
> little drag over an onject to select it.
> 
> I'm aware of the catch with thin lines, and normally don't use them, and
> most of the line work in the document is .25 or larger, but there were a
> number of lines that absolutely had to be as thin as possible, and as I
> mentioned in my posting, I did keep them at a larger size until it came
> time for the final positioning, but then they had to be smalled down.

I would still avoid using the Thin option - you can certainly set the
thickness down to 0.13pt (approx 1/554" - or close to Thin on a 600 dpi
printer) but it will not reduce to 1/2500" if you ever print it to a 2500dpi
imagesetter.


Anthony

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