Re: [Fsfe-uk] Documentation

[Richard Smedley]

Marc Eberhard wrote:

> Yup, free ad space was the question. 
>  
>
> > The thing you really want to be aware of is
> > that each magazine has different dimensions
> > (e.g. LXF is 300x222mm - or nearly 12x9 in
> > 'proper' measurements ;-) - so you will need to
> > redo it for them.
> >    
>
> Maybe we can come up with a one-size-fits-all? We probably don't need to
> squeeze every square millimeter of space of the page.

This risks looking a little odd in some formats.

> > As for resolution - 250pixels per inch is fine
> >    
>
> OK, thanks!
>
> What about file formats? PostScript? PDF? What is acceptable?
>
>  
Generally a JPEG or PDF is best - /but/ if there is a mistake it
can't be corrected.
You could supply text, graphics and fonts separately - and let the
magazine's Art Ed sort it out. It would be best to have all of this
ready and to ask what is preferred in each case.


- Richard


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