Panther and PowerPoint Vx and transparency

[Rolf Schmolling]

Dear NG,
I understood, that some part of the problem we have with transparency within
Office Vx-programms is linked to the operating-system, though the way
PowerPoint understands and implements some graphic-formats and material is
important as well.

Any chance that some of out troubles (transparency turns into sth. quite
ugly) when for example having _nice_ graphs in Excel and then
linking/embedding them to a PowerPoint presentation will be amended?

Anybody having experience with Panther and PowerPoint?

Thanks
Rolf

 

[Jim Gordon]

Hi

The problem is that MacOSX is still not using Postscript Level 3.

Here's an article about the problem:
MacOFFX: Picture with Semi-Transparency Applied Is Printed as Solid
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;312247

I suspect the problem will not be resolved until enough people send feedback
to Apple about it. The feedback URL is:
http://www.apple.com/macosx/feedback/

-Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

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[Rolf Schmolling]

Hello Jim,
we have posted on this before. Still the information You posted to seems not
to address the problem fully: it deals with applying transparency to
imported graphic-files. I mean sth. else: making graphs in Excel and
embedding them in PPT, so they can still be worked in in Excel ­ a
Office-integration-essentiality ­ but the transparency never "reaches" PPT.
(By the way I do can print them without any loss) The workaround to make a
screenshot work on it in Photoshop are elsewhere just doesn't hit me as
beeing up to Office-claims for functionality (Excuse my English).
It might still be due to Apple's implementation of postscript but since
other application manage the possibilities supplied by the OS much much more
gracefully I'd _like_ (and have notified MS about it) that to work as
advertised. And am unhappy about Panther not yet doing their part.

OK OK I stop complaining.

Greetings
Rolf

Am 31.10.2003 4:52 Uhr schrieb "Jim Gordon" unter

 

[Jim Gordon]

Hi Rolf,

We're both talking about the same thing. The graphs will look right as soon
as OSX gets Postscript level 3. That's the reason they look all funky and
pixilated when you see them in the placeholder.

Adobe is willing to sell PostScript Level 3 to you:
http://www.adobe.com/products/postscript/main.html
The last time I checked it seemed rather pricey to me.

Apple and Adobe had a falling out about Postscript Level 3. Apple had
originally intended to include this in OSX, but something went wrong between
Apple and Adobe and we have level 1 instead of level 3 in OSX. You can find
details about what happened by doing Google searches.

-Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

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[Rolf Schmolling]

Hi Jim,
Ok, I take Your word for it. Still it's a pity that there is no way within
the office-package itself (after all they come from the same manufacturer)
to find a workaround.
PostScript Level 3 IS somewhat too pricey indeed.
Greetings
Rolf




Am 04.11.2003 2:50 Uhr schrieb "Jim Gordon" unter

 

[Jim Gordon]

Hi Rolf,

The support for Level 3 is already built into Office. It's up to Apple and
Adobe to get Level 3 into MacOS. We customers have to request it, else it
will never come our way.

-Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

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