General ⇒ Low quality PDF output
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Latexcommunity1000
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Low quality PDF output
I am using MikTeX and the PDF output files are of low quality when displayed on the screen. How do you ensure that they come out high quality?
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Stefan Kottwitz
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Low quality PDF output
Hi,
if the print output is important, check the print on paper. The PDF display quality depends on the PDF viewer. It an be bad but the print can be fine.
For best possible screen display quality I recommend to use a vector font, not a display font. Check your fonts if you see bad quality.
For example, if you use T1 fontencoding (\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}), which is recommendable, also use a T1 capable font such as Latin Modern (\usepackage{lmodern}). If you would like to use a Computer Modern font and T1, install the package cm-super.
Stefan
if the print output is important, check the print on paper. The PDF display quality depends on the PDF viewer. It an be bad but the print can be fine.
For best possible screen display quality I recommend to use a vector font, not a display font. Check your fonts if you see bad quality.
For example, if you use T1 fontencoding (\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}), which is recommendable, also use a T1 capable font such as Latin Modern (\usepackage{lmodern}). If you would like to use a Computer Modern font and T1, install the package cm-super.
Stefan
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