Re: Producing print-quality letters in HTML using webserver?

From: Jason Nugent <ap958_at_chebucto.ns.ca>
Date: 1998/02/11
Message-ID: <34E1F7A9.3FE63D5C@chebucto.ns.ca>#1/1

    Generally, HTML is difficult to use as a type-setting language. Although it is possible to use GIF and JPG with good quality (it all depends on how you got the image in to your system in the first place - scanned, or created?), you might want to consider using something like Adobe PDF file format and perhaps make something available for download rather than print? If you are scanning images in and want them to be printable, dpi becomes an issue. With the web, 300 dpi is PLENTY (since most monitors can't see more than 72 or maybe 96 dpi), but you might want to consider 600 dpi for printed material.

                            I hope this helps,

                                Jason

ak wrote:

> Hi,
>
> We have a requirement to augment our Oracle Webserver application to
> produce printed letters. The letters include a logo and other graphics,
> and therein lies the problem - I can't produce a letter with a
> decent-enough printed version using GIF and JPG graphics - they're too
> "blocky".
>
> Has anyone tried to do soemthing like this? What would be the best/most
> integrated way of generating print-quality letters from a webserver app?
>
> Thanx
>
> A.

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Received on Wed Feb 11 1998 - 00:00:00 CST