Is anyone else member of the PlansNOW monthly email newsletter? In the
newsletter, there is a link to a free PDF download (sometimes a plan,
sometimes a technique how-to, sometimes a tool review, etc). The photos look
great and the text is clear and well written, but the graphics just plain
suck.
I have tried many different resolutions at many different color depths on
various monitors and LCDs. They all suck.
Anyone else have this experience?
codepath
In article <[email protected]>, codepath
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Anyone else have this experience?
They look great here... But I use a Mac with a Unix based operating
system (OS X), so that's probably why. PDF is the native graphic mode.
;-)
djb
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Thanks. I found the Adobe Acrobat setting and that did it.
I find it unbelievable that that setting is not on by default. Are they
assuming that I automatically want sucky graphics? Stupid.
codepath
"codepath" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Is anyone else member of the PlansNOW monthly email newsletter? In the
> newsletter, there is a link to a free PDF download (sometimes a plan,
> sometimes a technique how-to, sometimes a tool review, etc). The photos
look
> great and the text is clear and well written, but the graphics just plain
> suck.
>
> I have tried many different resolutions at many different color depths on
> various monitors and LCDs. They all suck.
>
> Anyone else have this experience?
>
>
> codepath
>
>
Change your printer driver to a standard like HP IV or something. IT will
clear right up.
Digger
"codepath" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Is anyone else member of the PlansNOW monthly email newsletter? In the
> newsletter, there is a link to a free PDF download (sometimes a plan,
> sometimes a technique how-to, sometimes a tool review, etc). The photos
look
> great and the text is clear and well written, but the graphics just plain
> suck.
>
> I have tried many different resolutions at many different color depths on
> various monitors and LCDs. They all suck.
>
> Anyone else have this experience?
>
>
> codepath
>
>
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"codepath" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Is anyone else member of the PlansNOW monthly email newsletter? In the
> newsletter, there is a link to a free PDF download (sometimes a plan,
> sometimes a technique how-to, sometimes a tool review, etc). The photos look
> great and the text is clear and well written, but the graphics just plain
> suck.
>
> I have tried many different resolutions at many different color depths on
> various monitors and LCDs. They all suck.
>
> Anyone else have this experience?
>
>
> codepath
The document is encoded for the good print quality, not on screen
presentation. The graphics look poor because the fine lines that are
used cannot be displayed adequately on a monitor, unless you zoom way
in.
Print it and you'll love how it looks.
"codepath" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<3qJPb.100547$5V2.363278@attbi_s53>...
> Thanks. I found the Adobe Acrobat setting and that did it.
>
> I find it unbelievable that that setting is not on by default. Are they
> assuming that I automatically want sucky graphics? Stupid.
I didn't realize this setting existed, but I'm sure it's not on by
default because it impacts the performance of the program. i.e., it
runs slower with smoothing turned on.
Yes, I am a member and know exactly what you mean. However there is a
solution. Problem is I can't remember what it is. It's as simple as
changing a setting in Adobe. I e-mailed plansnow about it before and they
sent back a reply with the solution. Just tonight I have asked the question
again. If I get a reply I will post it.
"Keep your stick on the ice."
Tony
"codepath" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Is anyone else member of the PlansNOW monthly email newsletter? In the
> newsletter, there is a link to a free PDF download (sometimes a plan,
> sometimes a technique how-to, sometimes a tool review, etc). The photos
look
> great and the text is clear and well written, but the graphics just plain
> suck.
>
> I have tried many different resolutions at many different color depths on
> various monitors and LCDs. They all suck.
>
> Anyone else have this experience?
>
>
> codepath
>
>
I contacted Plansnow and here is the solution. I tried it and it works:
1. From your desktop, click on the Windows START button.
2. Select PROGRAMS
3. Scroll down to find Acrobat Reader 5.0. Select this.
4. In the Acrobat Reader menu bar at top, click EDIT.
5. Click PREFERENCES
6. Select DISPLAY in the left column
7. Locate the SMOOTHING options in the right column.
8. Check boxes titled SMOOTH TEXT, SMOOTH LINE ART, SMOOTH IMAGES.
Hope this helps
Tony
"codepath" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Is anyone else member of the PlansNOW monthly email newsletter? In the
> newsletter, there is a link to a free PDF download (sometimes a plan,
> sometimes a technique how-to, sometimes a tool review, etc). The photos
look
> great and the text is clear and well written, but the graphics just plain
> suck.
>
> I have tried many different resolutions at many different color depths on
> various monitors and LCDs. They all suck.
>
> Anyone else have this experience?
>
>
> codepath
>
>
I think you have to zoom in some.
Stephen R.
"Tony Mo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Yes, I am a member and know exactly what you mean. However there is a
> solution. Problem is I can't remember what it is. It's as simple as
> changing a setting in Adobe. I e-mailed plansnow about it before and they
> sent back a reply with the solution. Just tonight I have asked the
question
> again. If I get a reply I will post it.
>
> "Keep your stick on the ice."
> Tony
>
> "codepath" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Is anyone else member of the PlansNOW monthly email newsletter? In the
> > newsletter, there is a link to a free PDF download (sometimes a plan,
> > sometimes a technique how-to, sometimes a tool review, etc). The photos
> look
> > great and the text is clear and well written, but the graphics just
plain
> > suck.
> >
> > I have tried many different resolutions at many different color depths
on
> > various monitors and LCDs. They all suck.
> >
> > Anyone else have this experience?
> >
> >
> > codepath
> >
> >
>
>
That's what I was going to say - if you just print them out the graphics
look great.
Mike
"Larry Bud" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "codepath" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> > Is anyone else member of the PlansNOW monthly email newsletter? In the
> > newsletter, there is a link to a free PDF download (sometimes a plan,
> > sometimes a technique how-to, sometimes a tool review, etc). The photos
look
> > great and the text is clear and well written, but the graphics just
plain
> > suck.
> >
> > I have tried many different resolutions at many different color depths
on
> > various monitors and LCDs. They all suck.
> >
> > Anyone else have this experience?
> >
> >
> > codepath
>
> The document is encoded for the good print quality, not on screen
> presentation. The graphics look poor because the fine lines that are
> used cannot be displayed adequately on a monitor, unless you zoom way
> in.
>
> Print it and you'll love how it looks.
It's the default setting in Acrobat Reader 6.0
On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 05:43:27 GMT, codepath wrote:
> Thanks. I found the Adobe Acrobat setting and that did it.
>
> I find it unbelievable that that setting is not on by default. Are they
> assuming that I automatically want sucky graphics? Stupid.
>
>
> codepath
>
>
>
>
> "codepath" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Is anyone else member of the PlansNOW monthly email newsletter? In the
>> newsletter, there is a link to a free PDF download (sometimes a plan,
>> sometimes a technique how-to, sometimes a tool review, etc). The photos
> look
>> great and the text is clear and well written, but the graphics just plain
>> suck.
>>
>> I have tried many different resolutions at many different color depths on
>> various monitors and LCDs. They all suck.
>>
>> Anyone else have this experience?
>>
>>
>> codepath
>>
>>