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From: philip@Kermit.Stanford.EDU (Philip Machanick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Drawing thin lines in MacDraw II 1.1
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Date: 30 May 90 21:23:21 GMT
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In article <4308@munnari.oz.au>, kklw@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU (Kevin K L
WONG) writes:
> I think the 1-point line in MD II (and other drawing apps) is far too
> thick, esp for slanting lines. As I know we can draw very thin line
> in Postscript (1-point in PS), I just wonder whether we can draw such
> lines in MD II or not. I tried 0-point, and it's REALLY zero ie
> NOTHING !!
Minor correction: 1 point is the same size in PsotScript as on the Mac screen.
If you mean 1 pixel, this isn't a standard number as PostScript is resolution
independent. If you ask for a line too thin for a given printer, you are
given the thinnest possible line instead. This can have unfortunate
consequences - I once had a drawing which looked fine when printed on a laser
printer, but almost disappeared on a Linotronic at over 2000 dots per inch,
because the lines were too thin.

Philip Machanick
philip@pescadero.stanford.edu