TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
:: > You know, I spend almost an entire week farting around
:: with graphics in
:: > Frame (a hefty $3000 for my client) to make them look
:: better and not a
:: > damn thing worked.
Why, Andrew, I'm shocked! Wasn't it you who said it was not the tool, but
the writer from which quality arises? Or something like that... *vbg*
OK, OK... enough trolling for trouble. But in all serious and in all
topic-relatedness (if there is such a term), it *is* possible to get good FM
-> PDF results just as it *is* possible to get good Word -> PDF results.
It's all in *how* you create the PDF. Any experienced Framer will tell you
that Save As PDF from Frame is baaad. Instead, and this goes for any true
publishing, you need to print to postscript. Then, when you have an in-tact
PS file, you can Distill it. But be sure to use the correct settings! There
are two graphics compression utilities in Distiller: JPG and Zip. JPG by
nature is lossy - no way around it. It's best reserved for vivid-color
images. But if your color use lies within the 256 color range, Zip will give
you much better results without much loss at all (though compression doesn't
have nearly the potential of JPG).
*****************
BILL SWALLOW
Technical Writer
C O U R I O N C O R P O R A T I O N
1881 Worcester Road
Framingham, Mass. 01701
T E L * 508-879-8400 x316
F A X * 508-879-8500
www.courion.com
*****************
*** Deva(tm) Tools for Dreamweaver and Deva(tm) Search ***
Build Contents, Indexes, and Search for Web Sites and Help Systems
Available now at http://www.devahelp.com or info -at- devahelp -dot- com
Sponsored by Cub Lea, specialist in low-cost outsourced development
and documentation. Overload and time-sensitive jobs at exceptional
rates. Unique free gifts for all visitors to http://www.cublea.com
---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as: archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.
