vb printer graphics quality 
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 vb printer graphics quality

I'm trying to develop a professional application requiring printed
graphics (nothing complicated -- just circles, lines, etc.) using the
printer properties.

ex.  printer.line(x1,y1)-(x2,y2)
     printer.circle(x3,y3),r
     etc.

However, I've been disappointed with the quality of the printed
graphics.   Despite experimenting with printer.quality settings, fine
lines, and especially circles, appear 'pixilated' on my 600dpi
printer.  Other applications, like AutoCAD, for example, can produce
razor-sharp printing.  Is there a limit to the printing resolution for
VB?  At this point, I'm very tempted to abandon VB graphics printing
altogether and write postscript files instead.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance,

Carl

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Wed, 18 Jun 1902 08:00:00 GMT  
 vb printer graphics quality

Quote:
> razor-sharp printing.  Is there a limit to the printing resolution for
> VB?  At this point, I'm very tempted to abandon VB graphics printing
> altogether and write postscript files instead.

I believe the correct answer to this question was posted a couple of weeks
ago, when you asked beforehand. The reason your graphs look pixellated is
because your printer is printing at 600dpi, but your screen resolution is 72
dpi. When you call the Print() function, VB is having to scale the graphics
up to 600 from 72, and hence they looked stretch.

I'm not sure exactly what your print code is, but if you are printing the
image of the form, that's the wrong way to go about it. I'll post another
reply when I get MSDN back up and running, but I'm pretty sure there is a
way to make the graphics pin sharp.

HTH

steve



Wed, 18 Jun 1902 08:00:00 GMT  
 
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