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Lester Caine08/06/2011 16:25:55
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The new version that is coming up?
The existing one does not work on either of my android pads. I just assumed it was due to 'content protection' not being available in the android version of flash. It tells me to update to a newer version.
David Clark 108/06/2011 16:28:17
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The new version that is coming up.
regards David
 
macmarch08/06/2011 19:00:42
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Do my eyes deceive me? Just opened a back issue of M.E. as a PDF file.
Superb printed copy.
Can you do this with M.E.W.?
4th button from left, and it opens full screen.
 

Edited By Ray L on 08/06/2011 19:04:28

Lester Caine08/06/2011 19:22:31
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I Knew I'd seen that button somewhere. I think it was also on some of the extra article link?
ME_4346 looks a lot more like I was expecting to get. - when downloaded as a pdf ...
John Stevenson08/06/2011 19:41:26
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So it's already in the software, that copy of ME has the extra button but the released versions on MEW don't.
 
Just looks like it needs permissions in the reader software ?
 
John S.
bellerophon08/06/2011 19:48:33
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I hate to say this, but there's no problem at all if you use a Mac - it is almost certainly due to the publication using Qark Xpress for publishing - Can't say if the problem applies to Linux as I stopped using that 18 months ago when switching to Mac but there was never any problem with Ubuntu and reading the pdf's in firefox - there is a few seconds delay as the image comes up initially in low res but on Firefox and Safari browsers the image sharpens up after a few seconds to allow 4 point type being read even on a laptop
 
Says it all about Windows!!!!
 
 
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John Stevenson08/06/2011 19:57:01
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Don,
It sharpens up the same in windows, the problem is then you go to print a page to a pdf file to save it you loose quality.
 
Open a page up on your mac, select print page then print to a pdf printer and tell us if the pdf copy comes out clear .
 
My windows machine reads PDF's fine, just not PDF's from the MEW reader.
 
John S.
bellerophon08/06/2011 19:59:48
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Hi John
 
No pdf's print fin eon the MAc (I use both Samsung colour laser and HP mono laser) and resolution is fine down to 4 point with no raster effect visible Windows!!!!!
Lester Caine08/06/2011 20:02:51
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Don ... I'm on Linux ... ME_4346 is perfect, anything download a page at a time is poor.
Also found that the first 5 Northumbrian Articles have the download button and blow up nicely to produce the drawings.
bellerophon08/06/2011 20:07:14
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Just checked to make sure I was right and yes pin sharp printing of both handwritten sketches and 6 point italic in references on HP laser using the "print this page" button and 100% page enlargement setting ie no zoom
 
It is the translation into windows code that must be the problem - linux is of course Unix based as is Mac OS x
 
Don Campbell
bellerophon08/06/2011 20:10:20
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Lester
 
Linux Rules!! just haven't got time because of work (I'm self employed) to justify time spent on coding drivers which was really just for fun - once you have a Linux setup working it's great
 
Unfortunately MAc OSX does actually work out of the box with no need to find drivers or go onto the C:> prompt
David Clark 108/06/2011 20:37:59
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The early MEW PDFs are scans.
The remainder of the PDFs are Quark for the earlier ones and Indesign for the last few years.
regards david
 
bellerophon08/06/2011 20:46:10
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Thought so!
 
As I'm on can I say to David Clark I have read the various criticisms (unfairly in my view) levelled at the editorial team in the past and would just like to say I and I am sure the majority of readers have appreciated your efforts in both MEW and ME in the past and continue to do so
 
The magazines in hard copy are eagerly awaited and given me much pleasure at times when life's not been very nice!
 
 
Don campbell
Lester Caine08/06/2011 20:57:33
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David - returning to the earlier drawing that was what prompted my original query, page 703 of the current mag of Brian's article. How IS the quality of the Indesign master?
I can't read any detail on Linux or Windows machines, so how does it look on your Mac Don?
David Clark 108/06/2011 21:26:02
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Hi There
It has printed out very poorly in the magazine.
The worst I have seen in 3 years. I can't always see how good or bad the drawing is on the proofs.
Some are clear and some look bad but when they are printed, they usually look fine.
This time they did not.
regards David
 
bellerophon08/06/2011 21:39:02
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Hi lester - looks absolutely fine on my MAcbook Pro and on the iMac
John Stevenson08/06/2011 22:01:36
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How can you have a bad print of the original as in P703 that Lester first posted about but a Mac prints it out OK ?
 
David says the original is poor but Don says his is OK ?
 
Don't get this ?
bellerophon08/06/2011 22:18:43
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Hi folks - sorry I tried an earlier magazine to test with handwrittten amendments in the original frame which was all black and white
 
P703 is clear apart from the coloured drawing - the problem there is that it's a CAD multicolour multi layer drawing and the graphics conversion looks as though the image has been scanned then inserted as a picture frame into the publishing program instead of converting the CAD file to a graphic image - I can still read the dimensions (just) on the image but it isn't as clear as it should be.
 
The difficulty will be that when Dave sees the proofs it will depend what monitor he's using and what resolution the graphics card can manage I would imagine he's not got a full size graphics workstation at home though I stand to be corrected
David Clark 109/06/2011 08:34:50
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Hi There
When I said the original was poor I meant reproduction in the magazine.
The original drawing looks ok.
regards David
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