Description

Creates a preview of the current page.

Usually part of the PageSave script.

Syntax

str1        

resolution, expressed as a string- e.g. "400". The limit  is 3000.

You can also add following suffixes:

f or F: shows frame borders in the preview.

i or I: shows link information in the preview.

l or L:. shows format and type labels (if show frame is defined ("F")

d or D: generates a page preview using dummy texts and pictures

h or H: Hides not printable objects and hidden layers

r or R: the page preview is in RGB color type (without it, the system use the 256-palette color type)

p or P: the page preview image is in PNG format (without it, the system use the GIF format)

j or J: the page preview image is in JPEG format (without it, the system use the GIF format)

Examples

Page.PagePreview ("s300")

saves a normal preview (hidden layers included).

Page.PagePreview ("s300h")

saves a normal preview (hidden layers hidden)

Page.PagePreview ("s300fi")

saves a preview with frames border and page information.

Page.PagePreview ("s400fli")

saves a preview with frames border, type and format labels and page information.

Page.pagepreview ("s1000j")

page preview (size 1000pix.) in JPEG format and 256-palette color type (default color type);

Page.pagepreview ("rp")

page preview (default size 400pix.) in PNG format and RGB color type;

Page.pagepreview ("")

page preview (default size 400pix.) in GIF format and 256-palette color type (default format and color type);

Remarks

Considerations about size and quality

256-Palette color type:

Size: PNG and GIF have a similar size; JPEG is larger;

Quality: similar for the PNG and GIF, worse for JPEG .

RGB color type:

Size: JPEG is smaller than PNG;

Quality: PNG image have the better quality.

Context

Page designer