On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 15:40:27 +0100, Aewyn <aewyn@...94...> wrote:
But, there are some issues with this default approach.
- The generated ps (and pdf) will be gigantic.
(In my case: ps: 20 Mbyte, pdf: 4 Mbyte vs ps: 1.5Mbyte and pdf 10 Kbyte(!) If I'd like to send the pdf via mail, it is not the same ;)
For that, use save-as EPS, then you'll have a visible option of whether convert text to paths or not.
- The generating is very slow.
Not a big problem _for printing_ I think. Quality is more important.
- The generated pdf will be very ugly and slow (because of some pdf viewers can
antialias fonts, but not graphics (xpdf,kpdf) and very slow with other viewers what can antialias graphics)
That's a problem with PDF viewers, not with our output. On a high-resolution printer, it will look absolutely the same.
(and I don't know how the other viewer will show my pdf on the other side of e-mail, it is a trap: it is great with my viewer, but my procurer will say: "woov, what an ugly work!"
Again, if you need to send it to someone, use export, not print. You get more options and can preview.
- In the printing, the fonts will be thicker, what can mislead the
typographer; and more important: the print shows other, than seen on the screen.
You get the same paths, no matter if they are stored as paths or as characters in a font. If your printer prints them differently, this is a problem with the printer.
btw: is there any way to set the letter space, and word space for the whole text (not only inside two letters)?
alt+> is enlarging text, not setting letter space
Use it when editing text on canvas in Text tool, not in Selector.