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In article , Zigzag wrote:
Hi Steve, LMAO I must be in a funny mood or something 'cos I'm giggling away here and I don't even know what you're on about. Tuftoids - what a name. Edward Tufte is something of a demi-god in the field of presenting information. A man with a PowerPoint presentation apparently dropped his laptop on Tufte's toe or something; whatever the reason, he's now got it in for PowerPoint and has managed to accumulate all SORTS of press for his "PowerPoint is Evil" rants. Google PowerPoint and Tufte and you'll get the smell of it. Assuming you're in the US, is this some kind of local idiom? I've been a member of a number of things, even sometimes just a member. But "Tuftoids" - ha ha - what a name, I think I'd remember that and keep quiet about it. Please explain. Yours in fits Zig ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ |
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Hi Steve,
... hmmm. Member of the Tuftoids, eh? ;-) Before I knew what you were on about I was speculating and came up with the following: Tuftoids definitions: Young member of the Tufty club - relevance unclear Squirrels and where they store their nuts - relevance to Tufty club Cat fur clumps - relevance to hair removal Now I see the light. The answer to your question is no. I googled and couldn't believe the utter cr*p (imho) that this guy is spouting. Do people actually buy into this rubbish? Rant started... ...and curtailed. Zig |
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Tuftoids definitions:
Young member of the Tufty club - relevance unclear Squirrels and where they store their nuts - relevance to Tufty club Cat fur clumps - relevance to hair removal Ah, those tuftoids. With four housecats and the occasional stray sneaking in, we get those often. The answer to your question is no. I googled and couldn't believe the utter cr*p (imho) that this guy is spouting. Do people actually buy into this rubbish? Rant started... ...and curtailed. The sad thing is that he has a lot of valid accusations, but he blames the tools instead of the guilty carpenters. ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ |
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Hi Steve,
The sad thing is that he has a lot of valid accusations, but he blames the tools instead of the guilty carpenters. I actually spent about 10 mins typing in my rant on exactly those lines then discarded it as off-topic. You've summed it up in one sentence. Very eloquent. Can you send me a set of these things to play with? Done Cheers Zig |
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Can you send me a set of these things to play with? Thanks for the files. So that the Group Mind can chew on this (what a lovely mental image THAT summons): All files were PNG. I played with the one oddball that comes in smaller than the others, saved as TIF at 72dpi and lo, it came in at the same size as the rest. I don't have an app that will let me set DPI in PNGs but from some conversations here in the past, it seems that some programs allow that. Apparently by design or not, that's what's going on here. Rightclick the files in Windows Explorer and choose Properties. On the Summary tab, it lists the size and dpi of the files. Windows must be counting from zero instead of one 'cause it tells me the oddball file is 95dpi while the others are all 71dpi. Intel Inside and all that. We'll call it 96 and 72 respectively. So normally when PPT imports images, it looks at the number of pixels, divides that by some default value (varies by PPT version, 72 or 80 in recent ones) to get the size in inches. Or cm if your dimensioning system is better thought out than ours. BUT If the image has size/dpi information (as these apparently do), PPT tries to respect it. Now and in the morning. 100 pixels at 80dpi? Certainly sir. That'll be 1.25 inches, coming right up. 100 pixels at 96dpi? Just a shade over an inch for you, sir. Fries with that? Now as to why Fireworks gave you different DPI ... not a clue. Try opening and saving again, perhaps? Maybe some default value's changed. In any case, since you KNOW that the pixel count's the same for each image, you can always just resize Tiny to match his heftier brethren and cistern and heave a great size of relief. ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ |
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Hi Steve,
Many thanks for your efforts, the bottom has well and truly been reached. Looks like I need to go back to the drawing board with Fireworks, s'funny I don't remember resampling. Cheers Zig |
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Zigzag,
You may not have done the resampling. I know that under certain circumstances PaintShop Pro will adjust the DPI settings. I have never been able to figure out why or when, but I do know it happens. I am not surprised to hear that Fireworks might do it too. -- Kathryn Jacobs, Microsoft MVP PowerPoint and OneNote Author of Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint - Available now from Holy Macro! Books Get PowerPoint answers at http://www.powerpointanswers.com I believe life is meant to be lived. But: if we live without making a difference, it makes no difference that we lived "Zigzag" wrote in message ... Hi Steve, Many thanks for your efforts, the bottom has well and truly been reached. Looks like I need to go back to the drawing board with Fireworks, s'funny I don't remember resampling. Cheers Zig |
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I just wanted to say that I've really enjoyed reading this thread.
Thanks for the entertainment (and good questions and comments), Zig. Hope to see you back. -- Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com "Zigzag" wrote in message ... Hi Steve, Many thanks for your efforts, the bottom has well and truly been reached. Looks like I need to go back to the drawing board with Fireworks, s'funny I don't remember resampling. Cheers Zig |
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In article , Zigzag wrote:
Hi Steve, Many thanks for your efforts, the bottom has well and truly been reached. Looks like I need to go back to the drawing board with Fireworks, s'funny I don't remember resampling. I don't think you did. They're all the same size *in pixels*. Just the dpi setting is different. Did you know that "dots per inch" is "hcni rep stod" spelled backward, and "hcni rep stod" means "hogwash" in several Central American dialects? Smart folks, those people. ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ |
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Hi Kathy,
You may not have done the resampling. Phew, thank the Lord for that. I can stop trawling through the family history for cases of insanity - or was it inanity? I'm glad about this 'cos the cat's, (there is one, honest), been out in the garden and is leaving muddy pawprints all over the birth, death and marriage certificates (she's reading out the names while I do the background check). I should be ok to wash them because by law I think they have to be written in indelible ink although looking at some of the writing I think they've used illegible ink. I could never be a registrar, I get inky fingers typing on the keyboard. The cat must have a reputation for getting dirty, I often hear the neighbours say "It's that muddy cat again" and "Cooking fat's back". Oops, I think I've offended her, she's gone off to run herself a bath......... ......... now you know I'm lying. Must make a (mental) note to get that info off to you this weekend. To be honest, after you've run through the slide show for the hundredth change, you don't really notice the lack of font smoothing. It just sort of hits you the first time you see it. I could 'understand' it during the actual animation but not before and after when the text is stationary. I think this is where your workaround comes in. It's not ideal but I can live with it. Needs fixing though, really. Oh, cat's out of the bath, I didn't realise she's so skinny. Need to go to make sure she's rinsed the bath out properly and put the loofer back in the holder. Darn soap's covered in fur. Regards Zig "Kathy J" wrote in message ... Zigzag, You may not have done the resampling. I know that under certain circumstances PaintShop Pro will adjust the DPI settings. I have never been able to figure out why or when, but I do know it happens. I am not surprised to hear that Fireworks might do it too. -- Kathryn Jacobs, Microsoft MVP PowerPoint and OneNote Author of Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint - Available now from Holy Macro! Books Get PowerPoint answers at http://www.powerpointanswers.com I believe life is meant to be lived. But: if we live without making a difference, it makes no difference that we lived "Zigzag" wrote in message ... Hi Steve, Many thanks for your efforts, the bottom has well and truly been reached. Looks like I need to go back to the drawing board with Fireworks, s'funny I don't remember resampling. Cheers Zig |
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