Pasting a block ''neatly''
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Pasting a block ''neatly''
I'm trying to use TP in a task for which it's probably not intended. Mainly for convenience, avoiding switching to Word or Excel or my image editor.
I have a long file whose font is my usual Courier New Regular size 10. To get it onto as few printed pages as possible I've so far changed that to Arial Narrow size 9. That should make it possible to get two 'columns', using Block Select Mode. Screenshots hopefully clarify. (Embedding with 'Img' still fails, so links.)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nuir3e5m59zon ... .jpg?raw=1
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jvh14yyrcjcgq ... .jpg?raw=1
How do I preserve the 'left aligned' appearance of the pasted block please?
I have a long file whose font is my usual Courier New Regular size 10. To get it onto as few printed pages as possible I've so far changed that to Arial Narrow size 9. That should make it possible to get two 'columns', using Block Select Mode. Screenshots hopefully clarify. (Embedding with 'Img' still fails, so links.)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nuir3e5m59zon ... .jpg?raw=1
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jvh14yyrcjcgq ... .jpg?raw=1
How do I preserve the 'left aligned' appearance of the pasted block please?
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After getting the task accomplished by first converting to greyscale, I studied it further. My conclusion is that the colours (145 in this example) are present in the TextPad source display. Presumably to smooth the appearance of each text character, especially at small font sizes. Not sure if there are options in either TP or Windows 10 settings to test that conclusion?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/evjrqs0rdtyfx ... .png?raw=1
And for good measure - as I'm never confident what happens to images in the course of their internet uploads/downloads- here's an iPhone photo of my screen:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7fjc711rco4z6 ... .JPG?raw=1
P.S: For my own reasurance, would someone please confirm the screenshot can be satisfactorily downloaded for the intended zoom viewing in an image editor?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/evjrqs0rdtyfx ... .png?raw=1
And for good measure - as I'm never confident what happens to images in the course of their internet uploads/downloads- here's an iPhone photo of my screen:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7fjc711rco4z6 ... .JPG?raw=1
P.S: For my own reasurance, would someone please confirm the screenshot can be satisfactorily downloaded for the intended zoom viewing in an image editor?
After printing that doesn't matter for my purposes:ben_josephs wrote:But now it's not text, but a picture of text.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/9xy4yuhq9g87e ... .jpg?raw=1
Nowadays the technique to "print" to a file is widespread, especially "print to PDF", speak: digital printing. There, pictures can't be searched for text anymore and need much more space to be stored.terrypin wrote:After printing that doesn't matter for my purposes
Even when printing physically it's a difference if you send text or a picture to the device. Given your quality reduced example pictures your ink/laser consumtion is much higher for pictures than for actual text.
Thanks, hadn't realised it but yes it can! It's an old TS205 Pixma but under its Paper-Saving option there are 2-on-1 and 4-on-1 printing options.IanOfYork wrote:Can your printer simply be asked to print 2 pages per sheet?
or 4 if your eyesight is good.
Just tested with the 2-on-1 and quite good result. But not quite the compression or editing flexibility of my graphic method.