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From: lim@iris.ucdavis.edu (Lloyd Lim)
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Subject: Constant width lines on LaserWriter
Summary: use polySmooth
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Date: 26 Sep 90 18:36:23 GMT
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A while back I asked if there was a way to get constant width lines on the
LaserWriter.  I was using PostScript in PicComments along with QuickDraw.

Sean Parent told me about a better way that is more compatible.  You can use
the polySmooth picComment described in Tech Note #91.  It will not only give
you constant width lines, but it will also improve the mitering at line joins.
This method should work with the LaserWriter SC, unlike embedded PostScript.
(I haven't tried it on an SC though.)

(QuickDraw draws diagonal lines thicker because it uses a square pen.  I use
the term constant width lines to mean lines that are as wide as they should
be - as if you used a circular pen.)

Hope this helps some of you.

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