Maptitude - http://research.umbc.edu/~roswell/maptitude.html
I have had some of the same problems and no real solutions other than to
work around it or re-print until I get a decent result. Printing seems to
be the only major gripe I have had with the software since I purchased it
over a year ago.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Murray Rice [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 3:17 PM
To: Maptitude
Subject: [Maptitude] Printer lock-ups and foul-ups
Maptitude - http://research.umbc.edu/~roswell/maptitude.html
I'm wondering if any of you have experienced difficulties printing from
Maptitude 4.0. In the past, I've found Maptitude to be the one application
of mine that sometimes has problems printing to my HP DeskJet 1000C and
Adobe Acrobat PDF Writer 3.0 in Windows 98 (I also use Office 97 and have
had no problems printing to either the HP or PDF).
I'll offer a partial list of some difficulties, in the hope that some other
Maptitude users may have encountered the same (sorry about the length of
this, but I thought this might be of interest to some):
1. occasional lock-ups when printing layouts (usually not just straight
maps), most often to my HP, but also a couple of times to Acrobat; these
have occurred maybe 10%-20% of the time over the last year or two.
2. differences in manual label locations "on screen" vs. "on the printed
page" (i.e. a place name shifted to the left or right between the two,
sometimes by the length of the word). This occurs in printing to both the HP
printer and the Acrobat PDF Writer; in Acrobat, the differences between
Maptitude and the PDF file can still be seen while still viewing the PDF on
screen in Acrobat.
3. an inability to have cross-hatching in Maptitude maps show up at all in
PDF files created by Maptitude via the PDF Writer
4. in printing PDF files from Acrobat (file generated originally by
Maptitude), color reversals in a small number of seemingly random polygons
(e.g. sales areas, census tracts) but perfect in the rest of the map (the
PDF files look fine on screen, the problem occurs when printing from
Acrobat)
5. in printing a very large PDF file (generated by Maptitude) to a 42" inch
width page, the disappearance of all map features except labels 3/4 of the
way down the printed page (with the upper part of the page printing
beautifully); note, this is printing a PDF directly from Acrobat to an HP
DesignJet 1050C. Again, the PDF viewed perfectly on screen, but printed with
the same flaw three times.
I should note, I've reinstalled Maptitude, my HP printer driver, Acrobat,
and Windows at least twice each, with no success. I've also tried installing
Maptitude and the HP printer driver on a completely different machine, with
similar problems. Over the weekend, after printing three layouts I could not
print anything from Maptitude to my HP printer without a complete lock up,
despite reinstallations of Maptitude and the printer driver (other packages
still print perfectly). I can currently print from Maptitude to Acrobat PDF
Writer the same as before, which is the only thing keeping me and my clients
happy right now!
I realize that some of these problems could be the fault of the printer
driver and Adobe Acrobat (as in perhaps #4 above), but I'm frustrated that
Maptitude is the only application I have that has acted this way in
printing.
Anyone had any similar problems? Of even more interest, any solutions?
Murray Rice
Altavision Geographics
Tel: (800) 436-3632 / (306) 955-4722
Fax (306) 955-4723
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