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Re: Feature request

Tim van Gelder Austhink <t...@austhink.com>

Thanks Ludwig (Markus)

Its a great idea, but trying it out, I had trouble getting an acceptable
result for a bCisive map.  (Assume it is the same for Rationale.)  The
"poster" is too pixelated.  The problem is that BlockPosters requires GIF or
JPG, and a GIF or JPG image created by bCisive/Rationale is quite small -
intended for one-page printing - and so does not size up well at all.

If only BlockPosters accepted vector graphic files... or bCisive/Rationale
allowed exporting of much more high-resolution gif or jpg files...

- Tim v.G.

On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 2:46 AM, Ludwig <Markus.Kreu...@villanova.edu> wrote:

> Here might be solution. This is an free online services that let's you
> upload large files and then print them out into smaller single pages
> that can be stitched together. http://www.blockposters.com/

> Good luck. M

> On Apr 29, 6:19 am, mindatwork <mindatw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello all,

> > I'd like to request a new feature for Rationale. In our course on
> > critical thinking, our students are required to make a poster-sized
> > argument map and present it to their fellow students. I happen to know
> > that ReasonAble had the option to print a map on, say, 2 by 3 pages
> > (A4) with a few millimeters of overlap so that you could tape the
> > pages together. Most of the modern printers offer this option in their
> > settings, but unfortunately, ours don't. We now work around the issue
> > by exporting the map to a rather large image file and then opening it
> > in MS Paint, which is about the only program I know about that allows
> > users to print on x by y pages. As you might expect, this workaround
> > causes problems for some of the less computer-savvy students.

> > Would it be possible to add the option to print on x by y pages to the
> > print dialogue in an upcoming version?

> > Thanks in advance.

> > Jimmy Frerejean
> > Maastricht University, The Netherlands

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