Re: [artworks] AWviewer does not view!
- From: Steve Fryatt <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: artworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 09:03:59 GMT
On 10 Jan, John Cartmell wrote in message
<4ea3094bffjohn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> On 10 Jan, Martin Wuerthner <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > The only reason why background layers are considered for Draw, PDF and
> > SVG work is that the output is "open", i.e., still editable, so you
> > may want to transfer guide lines and other non-production objects.
> > Bitmap export, printing and merely rendering a file in an external
> > application are production uses of the illustration, so including
> > background layers does not make any sense.
>
> It does for people printing tutorials on how to use the application -
> but that's a somewhat specialist requirement! ;-)
I don't see why: if you're producing a tutorial, you would just mock up
the effect using foreground layers; this kind of 'smoke and mirrors' is
common when producing examples and screenshots purporting to show "how
something is done".
I can't see any reason for changing the current behaviour WRT background
layers and bitmap export, printing, etc, but maybe that's just my CAD bias
showing.
--
Steve Fryatt - Leeds, England
http://www.stevefryatt.org.uk/
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