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by SilverSurfer1221
Thu Apr 08, 2021 9:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: PNG compression
Replies: 26
Views: 17472

Re: PNG compression

I did just that with Affinity Photo (raster-based, like Photoshop) and Affinity Designer (vector-based, like Inkscape). I get a PNG file that is under 40MB with a full-color image at DIN A0. With a blank, white page at DIN A0, I get a PNG file that is 434kb (that's kilobytes ... just so there's no m...
by SilverSurfer1221
Thu Apr 08, 2021 8:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: PNG compression
Replies: 26
Views: 17472

Re: PNG compression

I would say that file is not compressed at all. I just took a look several of my pieces of art, exported as PNG, in the same or similar sizes as DIN A0, and they are less than 40MB, non-compressed. That 500MB PNG out of Inkscape? That sounds like an issue, actually, as 500MB is really excessive for ...
by SilverSurfer1221
Tue Apr 06, 2021 11:17 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Spacing between letters
Replies: 6
Views: 4410

Re: Spacing between letters

However, you don't always want to uniformly track spacing between all letters. You don't want to end up with the same spacing between an "I" and another letter and a "T" and another letter and an "A" and a "W". Thus, kerning. Letter spacing (normally called Tracking) adjusts uniformly (as you pointe...
by SilverSurfer1221
Mon Apr 05, 2021 1:05 pm
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Spacing between letters
Replies: 6
Views: 4410

Re: Spacing between letters

I think what you are asking for here is kerning. It is a means of adjusting the spacing between letters and a lot of graphics software, like Photoshop and Affinity Photo, have this. It would definitely be great to have the ability to adjust kerning in OWM.
by SilverSurfer1221
Sun Apr 04, 2021 2:15 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Scale bar tool
Replies: 7
Views: 5016

Re: Scale bar tool

let us leave the decision to the developers if this could/should be implemented in the future.
To quote Westley - "As you wish!" :P
by SilverSurfer1221
Sat Apr 03, 2021 11:53 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Scale bar tool
Replies: 7
Views: 5016

Re: Scale bar tool

Not sure why that's madness? These things are mainly just visual things, to make a make look pretty and to have an approximate scale. Key word on "approximate".
by SilverSurfer1221
Sat Apr 03, 2021 11:03 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Spacing between coastlines and shorelines
Replies: 6
Views: 4600

Re: Spacing between coastlines and shorelines

Yeah! I agree. That would be a great feature to have. I was looking for something like this just the other day.
by SilverSurfer1221
Sat Apr 03, 2021 11:00 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Scale bar tool
Replies: 7
Views: 5016

Re: Scale bar tool

I think that most people are creating fantasy maps and only really need a general (not completely accurate) scale bar. And they want the scale bar to look cool and match the appearance of their map design. Thus, an image is used so that we can have a cool looking scale bar that gives a general idea ...
by SilverSurfer1221
Sat Apr 03, 2021 10:56 am
Forum: Completed Feature Requests
Topic: Windrose Tool?
Replies: 11
Views: 9624

Re: Windrose Tool?

I can't speak for OWM, but in other mapping tools (like Wonderdraft), you click to set the center (where the lines will array out from). Then you can adjust the number of arrays (directions ... 8, 16, etc.). In Wonderdraft you can also adjust the line width, the inner radius (do all the array lines ...
by SilverSurfer1221
Fri Apr 02, 2021 12:07 am
Forum: Completed Feature Requests
Topic: Windrose Tool?
Replies: 11
Views: 9624

Re: Windrose Tool?

Awesome! Good to know. :)