RE: [MI-L] RE: Issues with printing PDFs.
Title: RE: Issues with printing PDFs. This Problem has been around for years. I thought it was more to do with the way the region is shaded/filled in the postscript language. MapInfo is not the only application that this happens with. Cheers Ian __Ian TidyGIS AdministratorWorks Asset DepartmentNapier City CouncilHastings St, Private Bag 6010, Napier, New ZealandPhone +64-6-835-7579 Ext. 8115Fax +64-6-835-7574mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.napier.govt.nz From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brorsen, GertSent: Thursday, 10 August 2006 11:42 a.m.To: 'mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com'Subject: [MI-L] RE: Issues with printing PDFs. This is a bug that has been around for at least 8 years.that's when I took over the mapping hat at my company, using MI4.5, and it is a bug that shows its ugly face on this list regularly. If memory serves me correctly, there is no fix in terms of how you print the file, as the artefacts are due to how MI processes complex region boundaries, i.e.. the higher the node count in your region boundary, the more printing artefacts you will get. Sometimes it get frustrating that MI concentrates so heavily on putting bling, smoke and mirrors in their new releases, to chase potential new markets, rather that fixing persistent old bugs. Gert Brorsen GIS Technician Visionstream Pty Ltd ___ 236 East Boundary Road, 2 North Drive Virginia Park, Bentleigh East VIC 3165 Long: E 145.0618° Lat: S 37.9100° T 613 9283 4951 F 613 9563 8749 E [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.visionstream.com.au Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 17:14:43 +1000 From: "Spatial Decisions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [MI-L] Issues with printing PDFs. To: Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi MI-Listers Just wondering if anybody has experienced the following behaviour (and importantly - overcome it). When printing from the Layout window (using either MI Pro 8.0 or 8.5) to PDF, small fine lines are appearing horizontally and vertically (like a grid) on small areas of the output. These lines appear on the map in the PDF reader, but of more concern, they appear on the hard-copy printed from the PDF. Have tried using Adobe Acrobat Professional (V6), PDF995 and the GeoWriter PDF that ships with MI Pro 8.5 and all have produced the same lines in the same spots. Another interesting problem is that the lines don't appear on every PDF created and when they do appear they are not in the same spot on different outputs. However, if the same output is printed using the various PDF printers mentioned, the lines do appear in the same spot for each printer used. This is proving frustrating as PDF is a valuable form of output delivery to clients. Operating system is XP Pro. Any thoughts/ideas welcomed. Thanks in advance. Tony Maber - Certified MapInfo Professional Business Services Manager SPATIAL DECISIONS PTY LTD (A MapInfo Partner Company) www.spatialdecisions.com.au Ph: 61 2 9528-2822 Fax: 61 2 9528-2833 Mob: 61 404-861-858 ** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. ** This e-mail message has been scanned and cleared by MailMarshalwww.marshalsoftware.com ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
RE: [MI-L] RE: Issues with printing PDFs.
Title: RE: Issues with printing PDFs. Is it a from polyline that has been smoothed? I had a similar problem recently and got around it by exporting the polyline to AutoCAD and using the spline function, exporting to DXF and importing back to MapInfo. The splined polyline almost matched the previously smoothed polyline almost perfectly. Cheers Tony = Tony Shepherd IT/GIS Manager Gore District Council Gore, The Brown Trout Capital www.goredc.govt.nz = From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian TidySent: Thursday, 10 August 2006 12:47 p.m.To: MapInfo-LSubject: RE: [MI-L] RE: Issues with printing PDFs. This Problem has been around for years. I thought it was more to do with the way the region is shaded/filled in the postscript language. MapInfo is not the only application that this happens with. Cheers Ian __Ian TidyGIS AdministratorWorks Asset DepartmentNapier City CouncilHastings St, Private Bag 6010, Napier, New ZealandPhone +64-6-835-7579 Ext. 8115Fax +64-6-835-7574mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.napier.govt.nz From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brorsen, GertSent: Thursday, 10 August 2006 11:42 a.m.To: 'mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com'Subject: [MI-L] RE: Issues with printing PDFs. This is a bug that has been around for at least 8 years.that's when I took over the mapping hat at my company, using MI4.5, and it is a bug that shows its ugly face on this list regularly. If memory serves me correctly, there is no fix in terms of how you print the file, as the artefacts are due to how MI processes complex region boundaries, i.e.. the higher the node count in your region boundary, the more printing artefacts you will get. Sometimes it get frustrating that MI concentrates so heavily on putting bling, smoke and mirrors in their new releases, to chase potential new markets, rather that fixing persistent old bugs. Gert Brorsen GIS Technician Visionstream Pty Ltd ___ 236 East Boundary Road, 2 North Drive Virginia Park, Bentleigh East VIC 3165 Long: E 145.0618° Lat: S 37.9100° T 613 9283 4951 F 613 9563 8749 E [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.visionstream.com.au Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 17:14:43 +1000 From: "Spatial Decisions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [MI-L] Issues with printing PDFs. To: Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi MI-Listers Just wondering if anybody has experienced the following behaviour (and importantly - overcome it). When printing from the Layout window (using either MI Pro 8.0 or 8.5) to PDF, small fine lines are appearing horizontally and vertically (like a grid) on small areas of the output. These lines appear on the map in the PDF reader, but of more concern, they appear on the hard-copy printed from the PDF. Have tried using Adobe Acrobat Professional (V6), PDF995 and the GeoWriter PDF that ships with MI Pro 8.5 and all have produced the same lines in the same spots. Another interesting problem is that the lines don't appear on every PDF created and when they do appear they are not in the same spot on different outputs. However, if the same output is printed using the various PDF printers mentioned, the lines do appear in the same spot for each printer used. This is proving frustrating as PDF is a valuable form of output delivery to clients. Operating system is XP Pro. Any thoughts/ideas welcomed. Thanks in advance. Tony Maber - Certified MapInfo Professional Business Services Manager SPATIAL DECISIONS PTY LTD (A MapInfo Partner Company) www.spatialdecisions.com.au Ph: 61 2 9528-2822 Fax: 61 2 9528-2833 Mob: 61 404-861-858 ** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. ** This e-mail message has been scanned and cleared by MailMarshalwww.marshalsoftware.com ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
RE: [MI-L] RE: Issues with printing PDFs.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 10/08/2006 10:47:10 AM: > This Problem has been around for years. I thought it was more to do > with the way the region is shaded/filled in the postscript language. > MapInfo is not the only application that this happens with. I have encountered a different problem with printing a large map to a pdf. The line work gets all jagged, but in a regular manner, conforming to a grid pattern. It is as if all the co-ordinates of all the nodes were rounded off. Nick Opinions contained in this e-mail do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Queensland Department of Main Roads, Queensland Transport or Maritime Safety Queensland, or endorsed organisations utilising the same infrastructure. If you have received this electronic mail message in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete the message from your computer. ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
RE: [MI-L] RE: Issues with printing PDFs.
Title: RE: Issues with printing PDFs. Hi, I also think it can be connected to regions with mulitple sections. Peter Horsbøll Møller GIS Developer, MTM Geographical Information & IT COWI A/S Odensevej 95 DK-5260 Odense S. Denmark Tel +45 6311 4900 Direct +45 6311 4908 Mob +45 5156 1045 Fax +45 6311 4949 E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cowi.dk/gis "For enden af regnbuen..." - hvordan kommer man dertil og er det overhovedet muligt?Læs mere om årets MapInfo konference på www.cowi.dk/mapinfokonference From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian TidySent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 2:47 AMTo: MapInfo-LSubject: RE: [MI-L] RE: Issues with printing PDFs. This Problem has been around for years. I thought it was more to do with the way the region is shaded/filled in the postscript language. MapInfo is not the only application that this happens with. Cheers Ian __Ian TidyGIS AdministratorWorks Asset DepartmentNapier City CouncilHastings St, Private Bag 6010, Napier, New ZealandPhone +64-6-835-7579 Ext. 8115Fax +64-6-835-7574mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.napier.govt.nz From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brorsen, GertSent: Thursday, 10 August 2006 11:42 a.m.To: 'mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com'Subject: [MI-L] RE: Issues with printing PDFs. This is a bug that has been around for at least 8 years.that's when I took over the mapping hat at my company, using MI4.5, and it is a bug that shows its ugly face on this list regularly. If memory serves me correctly, there is no fix in terms of how you print the file, as the artefacts are due to how MI processes complex region boundaries, i.e.. the higher the node count in your region boundary, the more printing artefacts you will get. Sometimes it get frustrating that MI concentrates so heavily on putting bling, smoke and mirrors in their new releases, to chase potential new markets, rather that fixing persistent old bugs. Gert Brorsen GIS Technician Visionstream Pty Ltd ___ 236 East Boundary Road, 2 North Drive Virginia Park, Bentleigh East VIC 3165 Long: E 145.0618° Lat: S 37.9100° T 613 9283 4951 F 613 9563 8749 E [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.visionstream.com.au Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 17:14:43 +1000 From: "Spatial Decisions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [MI-L] Issues with printing PDFs. To: Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi MI-Listers Just wondering if anybody has experienced the following behaviour (and importantly - overcome it). When printing from the Layout window (using either MI Pro 8.0 or 8.5) to PDF, small fine lines are appearing horizontally and vertically (like a grid) on small areas of the output. These lines appear on the map in the PDF reader, but of more concern, they appear on the hard-copy printed from the PDF. Have tried using Adobe Acrobat Professional (V6), PDF995 and the GeoWriter PDF that ships with MI Pro 8.5 and all have produced the same lines in the same spots. Another interesting problem is that the lines don't appear on every PDF created and when they do appear they are not in the same spot on different outputs. However, if the same output is printed using the various PDF printers mentioned, the lines do appear in the same spot for each printer used. This is proving frustrating as PDF is a valuable form of output delivery to clients. Operating system is XP Pro. Any thoughts/ideas welcomed. Thanks in advance. Tony Maber - Certified MapInfo Professional Business Services Manager SPATIAL DECISIONS PTY LTD (A MapInfo Partner Company) www.spatialdecisions.com.au Ph: 61 2 9528-2822 Fax: 61 2 9528-2833 Mob: 61 404-861-858 ** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. ** This e-mail message has been scanned and cleared by MailMarshalwww.marshalsoftware.com ___ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
