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- From: mdc8567@nyssa.boeing.com (Michael Clay; BCS)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
- Subject: Re: Need faster PrintScreen for DECwindows Motif V1.1
- Message-ID: <9211112035.AA22294@atc.boeing.com>
- Date: 11 Nov 92 20:35:11 GMT
- Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU
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- Jean-Pierre Farine (farine@decus.ch) replied:
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- >We found that using sixel as output format (instead of postscript) is much
- >faster and of good quality under Motif.
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- Yes, we have looked at Sixel and DDIF output, also.
-
- For small portion-of-screen captures, sixel output is great, but...
- have you ever tried to get a full-screen capture using sixel output?
- When you pick Output Format = Sixel, all the Fit-To-Paper options
- go grey and Fit-To-Paper = Crop Excess is selected for you. The
- resulting printout spans two pages vertically and chops off most of
- the right hand side of the screen.
-
- DDIF output is a joke. You get a postage stamp sized image, even
- for a full screen capture. All the screen bits are there, but when
- they're reduced to 300 bpi, you need a magnifying glass to see them.
-
- Any other ideas, people?
-
- Michael (claym@bcsaic.boeing.com)
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