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Create Outlines Adds Width
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| The create outlines feature under the Type menu adds extra width to
the the characters. I am told it adds about 1/4 point. This is not a
problem with large fonts, but when you get down below ten point you
end up with something other than planned. Yes, I know you can use
thinner fonts to start with, thereby approximating the end result.
This seems like a poor solution.
I know this problem exists in Illustrator CS and many earlier
versions. Does it exist in CS2? Are there after market programs or
plugins I can use to work around the problem?
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| New Name 2005-05-30, 7:14 pm |
| in article uqim9196b13hd1tc34sqbapc055dfui50b@4ax.com, dubya at
david@pipeline.com wrote on 05/30/2005 10:21 AM:
> The create outlines feature under the Type menu adds extra width to
> the the characters. I am told it adds about 1/4 point. This is not a
> problem with large fonts, but when you get down below ten point you
> end up with something other than planned. Yes, I know you can use
> thinner fonts to start with, thereby approximating the end result.
> This seems like a poor solution.
>
> I know this problem exists in Illustrator CS and many earlier
> versions. Does it exist in CS2? Are there after market programs or
> plugins I can use to work around the problem?
If you are so concerned with the "problem" then never convert the font to
outlines. Just attach the font to the file and off you go.
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| Sorry, I forgot the mention that the printer I use requires me to do
this because he does not want to mess with fonts. He has good prices
so I want to continue using him.
On Mon, 30 May 2005 10:30:49 -0700, New Name <new@name.not> wrote:
>in article uqim9196b13hd1tc34sqbapc055dfui50b@4ax.com, dubya at
>david@pipeline.com wrote on 05/30/2005 10:21 AM:
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>If you are so concerned with the "problem" then never convert the font to
>outlines. Just attach the font to the file and off you go.
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| steggy 2005-05-30, 7:14 pm |
| dubya wrote:
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> The create outlines feature under the Type menu adds extra width to
> the the characters. I am told it adds about 1/4 point. This is not a
> problem with large fonts, but when you get down below ten point you
> end up with something other than planned. Yes, I know you can use
> thinner fonts to start with, thereby approximating the end result.
> This seems like a poor solution.
>
> I know this problem exists in Illustrator CS and many earlier
> versions. Does it exist in CS2? Are there after market programs or
> plugins I can use to work around the problem?
I cannot see this adding width.........and never had any
problems with it.
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steg
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| Paul Asente 2005-05-30, 11:14 pm |
| In article <uqim9196b13hd1tc34sqbapc055dfui50b@4ax.com>,
dubya <david@pipeline.com> wrote:
> The create outlines feature under the Type menu adds extra width to
> the the characters. I am told it adds about 1/4 point. This is not a
> problem with large fonts, but when you get down below ten point you
> end up with something other than planned. Yes, I know you can use
> thinner fonts to start with, thereby approximating the end result.
> This seems like a poor solution.
>
> I know this problem exists in Illustrator CS and many earlier
> versions. Does it exist in CS2? Are there after market programs or
> plugins I can use to work around the problem?
Create Outlines does not add width. What it does do is lose the font
hints, which can make the type appear bolder and generally yucky on
lower resolution output devices.
Outlining non-display text is generally a bad idea all around.
-- paul asente
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