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.CGM Graphic - Printing And Viewing As White
DocumentID: 603518
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:30:22 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: This customer has a .CGM graphics file from SuperCalc 5. When the customer retrieves the file into the Graphics Edit screen, it displays as black on white, which is correct. Both View Document and the printed file show white on black, making the picture inverted. Selecting Invert in Graphics Edit does not change the way the graphic prints or views.

.CGM files from Master Clip Graphics and .PIC files from SuperCalc 4 print very dark or solid black from WordPerfect. Solutions: The customer can convert the file using GRAPHCNV /C=16 (for 16 color), /C=2 (for black and white), or /F=16 (for outline) to solve the problem. The .CGM file then has to be inverted in WordPerfect. This problem only seems to occur with an HP LaserJet Series II.

This problem is because of the way that SuperCalc is exporting the .PIC file. This same .PIC file imports the same way into other third-party graphics programs as well.

According to SuperCalc Technical support, SuperCalc 4 is a very old version of their product and it had numerous problems. Most customers using this product will want to consider contacting the manufacturer, Computer Associates International, and purchase an upgrade. The current version of their product is SuperCalc 5 version 5.5A. The current version still has some problems in exporting .PIC files and they may appear black when printed. According the SuperCalc Technical support the user will need to do the following to avoid this problem: (This is taken from a fax sent from SuperCalc Technical support. Please contact them regarding any questions on this procedure.)
1.      //Graphics, Labels, Axis-labels:
Chart Box: Fill Color and Outline Color set to NONE
Axis Box: Fill Color set to NONE and Outline Color set to Black.
2.      //Graphics Labels, Legend-labels:
Legend Box Color set to NONE and Outline Color set to Black.
3.      //Graphics, Data
If doing Bar or Pie Charts, set all of the series colors to 15 (Hi
White) and Outline Color to Black. Then go into //Graphics, Options
and set the Fill to Patterns.
If doing Line Graphs, follow everything above, but the user must set a
color (NOT WHITE!) for the series. They must also go into //Graphics,
options and set Draw to Both.
4.      Because there is not an option for a background color for the data labels, they will come out as a black box. Therefore, it is suggested that the user not use them at all.

If the customer uses colors in the graphics, they might look fine in View Document/Print Preview but they will print very dark or almost black. Also, the user should use Roman fonts when creating their charts as they will import the best. Helvetica fonts import very poorly and should be avoided.

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