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by matt_lorenzi
Thu Jan 14, 2021 1:42 pm
Forum: Single-Sourcing
Topic: Images - PDF and HTML5
Replies: 0
Views: 1691

Images - PDF and HTML5

Hi everyone, Back in Flare land after two years in DITA - it's good to be back. Looking to finally get the last word in using a high-res image for both PDF and HTML5 outputs. I use Illustrator to generate technical illustrations. I save a working copy as .AI or .EPS and save out a .PNG at 300dpi for...
by matt_lorenzi
Fri Nov 24, 2017 2:15 pm
Forum: Single-Sourcing
Topic: Images for Print, Online, CHM (newbie question)
Replies: 4
Views: 3542

Re: Images for Print, Online, CHM (newbie question)

Hope it is not too late to reply on this thread, rather than start a new one. My question may address something the OP might find useful as well. I am also trying to single source - particularly images. I build most of my images in Illustrator on a 5" wide artboard. When I save out, I preserve ...
by matt_lorenzi
Mon Aug 21, 2017 12:07 pm
Forum: Single-Sourcing
Topic: .svg files in Flare 12
Replies: 14
Views: 28690

Re: .svg files in Flare 12

I am hesitant to use SVG for enything other than the simplest of files. A few things I'm not happy with, and these don't necessarly have anything to do with Flare: Large file size. We create images from Solidworks Composer with added clean-up in Illustrator. If it's a complex model, the correstpondi...
by matt_lorenzi
Fri Aug 04, 2017 10:48 am
Forum: Printed Documentation Targets
Topic: Prevent images overflowing page margin in PDF output
Replies: 4
Views: 2591

Re: Prevent images overflowing page margin in PDF output

I am struggling with this too. The Max Width works fine for HTML output, but for PDF target it does not respect the page border. I would think the Frame in the Page Layout would act as a frame, but not for images. Images can and do protrude outside of the Frame dimension. On a related note, SVG imag...