This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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#77322-
AI EPS in Mac Word?
Message #77330
Try setting the zero, zero point in the AI ruler to be the upper-left corner of the graphic and/or the lower-left. Brian
Illustrator deficiency
Message #13438
First of I'd like to thank you for producing an outstanding tool for newspaper artists. Now, while you are most surely working on an improved version of Illustrator I am hoping that you have already thought of the "improvements" I am suggesting and that you may disregard this "wish List."…
Carl– It's true that PS files become awfully large and unwieldy, but a quick, relatively low-tech method we often suggest to our customers is to a) use an archiving utility like StuffIt or ARC to compress the file; b) use your operating system's Backup utility (BACKUP.COM in DOS or HDBackup…
If you have a large file that won't fit in its source form onto a single diskette, you could print it to several PostScript files, choosing a range of pages each time. This way, you could have whatever size of file you (and your service bureau) prefer without having to…
Steve- It's true that a lot of bureaus prefer a postscript file… I don't know about a PS file ENSURING that the output will match that of our printer… but in any case, that's another story. While PS files may be prefered… they are far from convenient, due to their…
Nathan- I'll try DLing the Illustrator PS document… but I really don't think it will work. I don't know if it's a result of the configuration of our system or what… but I'm quite sure that our Illustrator documents do not print properly without the screen font being loaded and…
Thanks, Carl, We have PSFontFinder. Nice little tool. You don't have to throw away the PostScript file. Many service bureaus (ours included) prefer PostScript disk files because it ensures that the output will match that of your printer. ^Steve^
No. Again: Illustrator documents, be it 88 or otherwise, has the printer name in the file. You could actually download the Adobe file itself to the PS printer (providing the origin was placed properly and that you had appended 'showpage' at the end) and everything would be perfect (and a…
With Xpress, it's hard to tell … I've had files that blew up as soon as I opened them on the Mac. Could it be the customer had set the file up to download fonts? I've noticed when TOPS tries to download a font when it's already on the hard…
Nathan- Doesn't Seperator call upon DL fonts as well? -Carl
24 bit upgrade
Message #13399
I recently installed the new RasterOps (24-bit) Colorboard 264 which is causing Illustrator88 1.8.3 to freeze up. RasterOps support says it is the 32 bit Quickdraw init which is giving I88 the trouble. They said there was an I88 1.8.9 available to fix the problem. Is this true, and how…
What you could try is to print Illustrator documents using the Adobe Separator utility. Unless your customers have a tendency to leave scattered art all over the page.
John: LOA can be reached at 415-841-6302 (8-1-N, running up to 9600 baud). The sysop there, Charles Collier, is a very knowledgeable fellow. It's mainly a West Coast crowd (lots of hot tub talk and such) but I noticed last time I was on they had elected David Geller (who…
Tripp: I know a few service bureaus that don't have the full Adobe library loaded on their RIPs because they use multiple libraries. One bureau has enough RIPs that they have Bitstream on one, Adobe on two others and are planning a fourth for URW. Another shop has all the…
Oddly enough, I found an old version of the original Xpress in our dusty files just today. I was playing around with it and one of the first things I found was the Font listing (and font replacing) feature. I thought it was great! I wonder why the feature was…
Nathan- I'm quite confused. In my experience, even on our LaserWriter, if the screen font isn't loaded when an Illustrator document is printing, the font either is substituted (the majority of the time), or, if the font does indeed print, the kerning and spacing attributes are screwed up. I'd be…
Why would Illustrator be substituting Courier, Jon? I've never had that problem since the program works with font names. I've run out files with no idea what fonts it had and everything worked fine. Could it be that the service bureau doesn't actually have all the fonts on-line on the…
Jon– Could you post the number for the Linotronic Owners Association BBS? Is the association aimed primarily at service bureaus or can others apply as well? Thanks.
I have one other feature that I would like to see added to Illustrator, as well as most programs in general as well — A GRID feature, that would allow the user to put a grid with a specified amount of space between grid lines up on the screen to…
Carl, This is a good suggestion for an upgrade for Illustrator. I think this feature should be built into ALL applications–not just Illustrator. QuarkXPress can give you such a listing and it's very useful. ^Steve^
Interesting to note (I run a service bureau in Columbus, Ohio): Illustrator knows the printer font names, unlike any other DTP program. This means that screen fonts need not be loaded for output (no substitution occurs, it's already done at your level). Just thought you'd like to know.
Carl: There's a group of utilities from Varityper that include one that will scan a pure PostScript file (a file printed to disc) and let you know all the fonts in the file (provided the code-generating application is well-behaved and didn't rename fonts for some reason). The particular utility is…
[continued] complex) to make sure we've identified all the pertinent fonts. Especially if one of us has to prepare a file that one of our coworkers worked on some days before. CUT TO THE CHASE: Isn't there a way that Illustrator could scan it's own files and identify the required…
#Feature Sought
Message #13309
Dear Sirs, I have a feature that I would desperately like to see either included in the Illustrator software… or as a seperate utility program. I don't know how prevalant my particular problem is… so I don't quite know if a significant number of customers would benefit… but I do…
Dan – You sent a message to David Madison on October 2nd that read "Lori Haines: Thanks for message – please send some lit." I assume the message is for me, but I am unclear as to the specific literature you would like. Please let me know and I will…
#Ill. 1.8.3 and SE/30
Message #13237
Lori Hanes: Thanks for message – please send some lit.
new illustrator
Message #13150
Richard – I'm sorry it's taken so long for me to respond, modem troubles… To answer your question about memory for Adobe Illustrator 88, 750K of RAM must be available to the finder to launch AI88 on a 1 meg. machine. If you have INITs installed (items that start up…
Ill. 1.8.3 and SE/30
Message #13146
Hi, David, Illustrator 1.8.9 does NOT support Adobe Type Manager. From what I've heard, Adobe is planning a new release of Illustrator next month (free, I believe) to support ATM. ^Steve^
customer service
Message #3536
HELLO I USE ADOBE FONTS WITH A MacPlus and find that certain characters, ie:the ligatures for "fi"&"fl",when called from the keyboard seem to show the normal two characters on the screen and on my laser printer the are the two normal characters also.This seems to be the same on my…
I've found a job that allows me the freedom to completly replace all of my tradional illustration tools with my Mac. There are limitaions to what I can do, but if I can't do it on the Mac, I don't need to do it. My french curves, rapidographs, 4 airbrushes,…
Jim, I do not know what may be causing the long processing time for your XPress document to print to a QMS PS800 printer. Fourty-five minutes does seem like a long time for a two page newsletter, but… Let me ask you a few more questions – what system and…
#EPSF and XPress
Message #3522
Here is a question from a user that was left as an easyplex message. I prefer to answer questions on the Adobe forum so that many users can read the response and also add their experience and information as well. ek I am running V1.1 Xpress with 5 small EPSF…
#3421-
Illustrator '88
Message #3503
I am waiting. Of course, if Aldus beats them with a PC version of FreeHand … Just hoping to inspire a little competition here! Steven MAC-less [sigh]
Charles, I just returned from another demo of Illustrator '88 and I'm glowing as much now as when I saw it last week. On a side by side comparison with FreeHand (under MultiFinder), I-88 is simpler to use and more elegant. It _does_ lack some of the text handling that…
#3411-
Illustrator
Message #3488
Kathleen, Thank you for your comments. I do understand your needs. I guess it sometimes comes down to having to set priorities and make choices. I was not really involved in the choices or decisions that were made in terms of the development and functionality of Adobe Illustrator. I continue…
#3397-
templates
Message #3481
Scott, Thank you for your response to John Tippie. I also added some additional comments and then captured the thread of the messages. I will upload it to a DL5 for future reference. -Esther Kletter
#3391-
templates
Message #3480
continued from previous message…ek Since your output is not affected by the dpi of your scanned image, we advise that you scan full page images in at 75 dpi (25% of 300). If you do have an image that is made up of small detailed figures, you can scan the…
#3391-
templates
Message #3479
John, Usually, artists using Adobe Illustrator trace a scanned image to create high quality line art and original illustrations. You can use any scanner that saves a file in PICT or MacPaint format in order to be compatible with Adobe Illustrator. To scan full page images, the scanner software must…
I used to make my living as a typographer, and I don't pretend to any great skill as an artist or illustrator. I'm also just "getting my feet wet" with the Macintosh, and I've never done any real work with Illustrator (old or new). All that said, I am very…
If I could jump in here, I too agree with the sentiment of Kathleen's message. Freehand has initially made me appreciate Illustrator the more. I'm hesitant to learn the drawing tricks of Freehand because I've had so many problems with inconsistencies in Freehand. I've twice now had to redo things…
Philosophically . . .
Message #3471
I like the Ceramicron. It's a little coarse and fuzzy compared to a technical pen, but it seems willing to stay in my handbag for weeks on end, then make a mark when required to — and I can't say that about any Rapidograph that I've ever known. I think…
#3438-
Illustrator
Message #3464
Kathleen, I, um, well, I _like_ Word. I _was_ an RSG4 fan for awhile, jumped on the Xpress bandwagon for a very short while, and am now in love, once again, with PageMaker 3.0. But I'll _never_ abandon Word. The unspoken truth in your message is, I think, that it's…
#3437-
Illustrator
Message #3463
Kathleen, I've long abandoned my Rapidographs, but I still have (and use) a hand waxer that must be 8 years old (at least). Some things will never go out of style… -Biff-
#3437-
Illustrator
Message #3458
A very nice pen that can perform some of the functions of a Rapidograph without (most of) the headaches is the Pentel Ceramicron, which is apparently made by Kyocera. It has a ceramic tip, and comes in 0.3 and 0.5mm diameters. The entire ink cartridge and tip are a single…