Using DP+ wanted a wavy line for showing water level, searched in 'On line catalogue' for 'Lines' found one called 'Divider 16' problem is that it will not print.
Am I missing something again:-(
Peter
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Using DP+ wanted a wavy line for showing water level, searched in 'On line catalogue' for 'Lines' found one called 'Divider 16' problem is that it will not print.
Am I missing something again:-(
Peter
one thing you can try
in your xar file: print options > 'print as', change 'normal' to 'anti-aliased bitmap' or 'bitmap' - this has been known to fix some print issues
had a spare minute so printed out div16 and can confirm version 19 shows same issue and changing the print option fixes it
sorry only have demo for pro+ which does not allow print but afaik works the same in this regard...
another option would be convert the line to shape before you print...
Thanks it works with DP+
Peter
you are welcome :)
Not sure but I wonder if converting to editable shapes or convert line to shape would help as well?
it does ;)
I have moved this to Dear Xara since it is more of a feature (bug).
It has been a Bug since before version 9, I came across it reported by Werner, @WSNetwork, in 2011.
It appears to be connected to tapering strokes.
The 'trick' is to explicitly or implicitly force the lines to render as images.
Explicit - add an Image Filename and set as PNG - tedious.
Implicit - add the smallest possible Feather of 1mp and you force an image for anything (except Placeholders) - dangerous, but useful.
Acorn
as the issue is sending to a printer I've never seen the need to do anything other than set print as bitmap in options, at least up to A3 print size
if that affects anything else, adversely, I don't recall ever noticing it
@handrawn, the Help states:Quote:
Originally Posted by handrawn
My worry of using Anti-Alias Bitmap is it might be fine for screen viewing but it probably fudges crisp edges in a print.Quote:
Print AsNormal is suitable for most types of document.
However some printers do not reproduce consistent colors when printing bitmaps or vector objects that are the same color (this is a fault with the printer driver).
This is noticeable if objects overlap onto bitmaps or onto objects with transparency applied to them.
In this case, select Bitmap or Anti-Aliased Bitmap and retry.
The choice between Bitmap and Anti-Aliased Bitmap depends on the printer and personal preference.
Some printers give best results with anti-aliasing turned off especially when printing thin lines.
As a rule, using anti-aliasing allows lower resolution printing.
For example, 150 DPI bitmap printing is usually good enough for all uses-even typesetting.
Without anti-aliasing, higher resolutions may be needed which gives much slower printing.
Equally, Bitmap suggests to me that that is a mapping of the image dpi to the printer resolution occurs that again may affect edges.
Instead, I would be looking at printer driver settings or print via PDF.
Acorn
ok thanks for that pointer re help
you can set the print dpi manually in print options for bitmap print [although that will not enhance what is low res in the first place], but as you say it may fudge
mind you, I only ever print from xara on my office printer when I want work in progress drafts, which it does competently; if I wanted proofs I too would print from PDF