| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 7.1 | Tough choice | INTER::JONG | Steve Jong/NaC Pubs | Thu Sep 14 1989 12:00 | 11 |
| If you are using the scanned Digital logo (which you should), you are
using a bit-mapped image. PostScript is notoriously inefficient at
processing bitmaps. If you were to print the PostScript file you'd see
endless rows of hex values expressed as bits representing the graphic,
e.g.:
01011100 01011100 10001011 00111110 10001010 10001010 (etc.)
In this particular case, the alternative is to dummy up a logo using
the Interleaf fonts. It's not easy (I've tried), good looking, or
legally valid.
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| 7.2 | There may be a way | LEAF::S_DOWMAN | | Thu Sep 14 1989 13:30 | 23 |
| Re .1:
> In this particular case, the alternative is to dummy up a logo using
> the Interleaf fonts. It's not easy (I've tried), good looking, or
> legally valid.
Steve,
What method did you use to create the logo? Although I haven't
seen the results I believe I would try the following method:
1. In a graphic frame press CTRL-o (to create a text string) and
type a letter (should be Helvetica).
2. Select the letter and execute the Misc -> Convert -> To Outline ->
<Perserve Font> command. Perform these two steps for each letter
and align using a grid.
3. The letters can now be sized and filled (white against black boxes
for the DEC logo).
I think the Convert command is an option for Interleaf and perhaps only
the illustrators may have it. It is a nice feature.
...Another Steve
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| 7.3 | Illustrator version = writer version | LEAF::COLELLO | Bette Jean 226-7223 | Fri Sep 15 1989 09:12 | 9 |
| > I think the Convert command is an option for Interleaf and perhaps only
> the illustrators may have it. It is a nice feature.
All the liscenses are the same and ALL Interleaf users have this
capability. Thanks for your info Steve!
Bette Jean
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| 7.4 | A Gonzo reply | INTER::JONG | A desk's top publishing | Fri Sep 15 1989 14:29 | 12 |
| Sure, Steve, if you want to do it the EASY way!
I have made the Digital logo by converting letters to white.
The resulting logo looks nothing like the official one.
I have also tried assembling the letters by hand from tiny rectangles,
ovals, and splines, in an attempt to render the logo more accurately.
After a lot of effort, I got something that wasn't really great either.
Unfortunately, if we use the logo we should have it exactly right.
I recommend using the bit-mapped image and sizing it as needed,
and hang the file size.
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| 7.5 | Easy does it! | LEAF::S_DOWMAN | | Fri Sep 15 1989 17:36 | 12 |
| The company has chosen two typefaces: Garamond as primary
and Helvetica as secondary.
The Company Identity Manual states in regard to the DEC logo:
"Helvetica is recommended as a secondary typeface to be used
in certain cases. Helvetica is also used for highly technical
literature primarily containing charts, graphs, and tabular
information."
I would think that Helvetica could be used for overheads if not
the manuals. Seems rather close to me.
...Steve
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| 7.6 | It's two logos in one | WORDY::JONG | A desk's top publishing | Mon Jun 11 1990 14:10 | 15 |
| A different problem has surfaced with the Digital logo. Quite by
accident, I have discovered that all the copies of the logo used in
our structured documentation template (front cover, title page,
copyright page, etc.) are overly large. If you examine them, you will
find that there are TWO logos in the frame. One is masked out and
invisible unless you move or resize the frame, but it's in there.
I came across this while fine-tuning a logo. (Yes, I actually went in
at 300 dpi and tweaked the bits.) I believe I am responsible for
propagating this overly large logo, which makes at least for larger
Interleaf files than necessary. Sorry about that.
I hope someone will go through and crop the logos down to size. While
they're at it, I now have a sharper (and closely cropped) logo to use,
which produces visibly better results. Give me a holler!
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