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freakinpenguin
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Text looks bad in exported PDF

Postby freakinpenguin » Tue Oct 13, 2015 7:34 pm

Hi everybody,
I'm somehow new to inkscape and like to export a text into a pdf.
My problem is, that the text looks quite bad in the exported pdf while watching the page. When zooming in, the text looks better:
Compared.png
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I already converted my text to paths and also checked the "convert-text-to-paths"-checkbox in the pdf-export-dialog.
It would be great if someone could give me a hint how to solve this issue. Thanks in advance!
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tylerdurden
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Re: Text looks bad in exported PDF

Postby tylerdurden » Tue Oct 13, 2015 9:30 pm

I'd try using no stokes on all small elements for more accurate rendering in PDF. PDF readers may fatten strokes less than a pixel to at least a pixel.
no-strokes-on text.png
Strokes removed on right.
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To quickly convert the existing text in the svg: select a letter, convert strokes to path, break apart, then union.
Have a nice day.

I'm using Inkscape 0.92.2 (5c3e80d, 2017-08-06), 64 bit win8.1

The Inkscape manual has lots of helpful info! http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/
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freakinpenguin
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Re: Text looks bad in exported PDF

Postby freakinpenguin » Tue Oct 13, 2015 10:51 pm

Thank you very much, tyler durden! This works very well! :mrgreen:
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