Re: What best graphics format for RTF and HTML, using Jade/DSSSL/DocB ook

[Christian Leutloff <leutloff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard Folwell <richardf@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> I am trying to use Norman Walsh's DSSSL backends to produce Word RTF for
> print, and HTML for online material.  Of the supported graphics formats,
> is there one that will produce good results in both output formats?  For
> example GIF is fine with the HTML, but prints from Word in very poor
> quality (I tested with one of the GIFs in the DocBook documentation).
> An EPS image for the same diagram would not print (or view) at all from
> Word.

Why aren't using different formats!? For printing you'll need high
quality/high resolution. For the online documentation you have to use
lightweigth graphics, to reduced the time for loading your
documentation over the net.

You can use tools like the free software imagemagick (for Linux) to
convert the images. It's even possible to resize them during the
process. The program is called convert and can be used in a batch mode.

I don't know if imagemagick is available for Win*. If not you can use
PaintShop Pro from JASC (free 30 day trial).

Bye
  Christian

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