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On 2 Mar 2008, at 21:20, maxim wexler wrote: |
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>> The best format for line drawings is a vector format |
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>> like svg. |
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>> With a vector format the image can be scaled to any |
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>> size and still |
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>> stay sharp. |
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> Can it be viewed by someone who only has Explorer? |
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Depends on what software they have installed. |
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If you mean "Internet Explorer" then I have no idea whether it can be |
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viewed in the browser itself, but the file can surely be downloaded. |
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> Been working with xcircuit. It saves in PS but can be |
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> made into a jpeg which looked just as sharp as the |
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> original. |
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If you zoom into that jpeg fat enough you will see pixillation. I |
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don't think this will be the case with the postscript file, which is |
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indeed a vector (or vectorish?) format. |
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You're better off converting the PS file to PDF - PDF is fairly |
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postscript-based, so this is an easy conversion, and PDF supports |
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vector-based drawings (as well as bitmaps). |
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If you zoom in on a curve on the PDF using Acrobat (or whatever) you |
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should find that you never see pixillation at all - this is the joy |
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of vectors. Admittedly this is a fairly moot point with a small |
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schematic, but I would imagine it would be considered far more |
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elegant for much larger ones or (particularly) for PCB layouts. |
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Stroller. |
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