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From: ritter@versatc.UUCP (Jack Ritter)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: EPSF pics leaving tails...
Summary: severe miter joints
Message-ID: <15931@versatc.UUCP>
Date: 9 Mar 89 22:03:07 GMT
References: <2510@masada.cs.swarthmore.edu> <85686@felix.UUCP> <607@adobe.UUCP>
Organization: Versatec, Santa Clara, Ca. 95051
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In article <607@adobe.UUCP>, greid@adobe.com (Glenn Reid) writes:
> 
> My guess is that the "miter limit" in the graphics state is somehow not
> being preserved.  The miter limit controls how far the point should be
> drawn past a corner when two line segments meet at a severe angle.  See
> the PostScript Language Reference Manual for more details.
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I recently implemented joint styles for our graphics package.
For mitered joints, I limit the extension point to be N (currently 2)
line widths away from the lines' corner (eg, min angle). This has the effect
of filing down overly sharp joints to duller, shorter ones. I suggest that
this looks better than simply reverting to beveled, as it says in
the PS Manual (at least the version I read).

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