Date:         Wed, 2 Jul 2003 04:33:20 -0700
Reply-To:     Frank Poppe <Frank.Poppe@PWCONS.COM>
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From:         Frank Poppe <Frank.Poppe@PWCONS.COM>
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Subject:      Re: A pdf rendition of a rtf table made with ODS RTF gives
              interrupted inner and outer border lines
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Hi Twan,

I don't have access to Distiller right now, but if I create PDF
directly from SAS (ODS PDF ...) I see more or less the same: some
lines appear thicker in Acrobat Reader then others, although they are
the same thickness (I don't get interrupted lines though).

I'd say this is an effect of pixelization. If I go to a larger zooming
factor the effect on the screen disappears. IMHO Acrobat Reader should
be a bit smarter in rendering the file, making sure that lines that
have the same thickness get the same width (in pixels) on screen.

No real solution, but I am afraid there is no solution on the SAS side
of things.

Greetings,

Frank Poppe
PW Consulting
the Netherlands

"Twan van Berkel" <twan.vanberkel@organon.com> wrote in message news:<3f027e30$1@gaspra.oss.akzonobel.nl>...
> Let me explain my problem:
> I am doing some research regarding ODS RTF, SAS version 8.2.
> We create RTF tables with ODS RTF and make a PDF rendition of those tables.
> After PDF rendition interrupted inner and outer border lines or thinner
> lines appear.
>
> These interruptions only appear on screen, viewed with Acrobat Reader 4.05
> Printing this PDF rendition does not give any problems.
> See below for an example.
>
> The folllowing code was submitted in the SAS editor:
> ods rtf file='D:\data\Berkela\interrupt.rtf';
>
> proc tabulate data=sashelp.class;
>  class age sex;
>  tables age,sex;
> run;
>
> ods rtf close;
>
> pdf rendition with Acrobat destiller: interrupt.pdf
>
>
> Also, within other procedures like proc report or print similar interrupted
> or smaller borders appear.
> Are you familiar with this problem? And if so, do you have a solution for it
> ?
>
> I hope that you can help me,
>
> Greetings,
>
> Twan van Berkel
> Organon, Biometrics KM2303
> Tel. (+31 412 66) 1205
> Fax. +31 412 66 2516
> Mailto: twan.vanberkel@organon.com