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If I put that through ps2pdf and remove compression, I can see: stream q 0.1 0 0 0.1 0 0 cm /R7 gs 10 w 0 G 1500 1000 m 1500 1276.14 1276.14 1500
by ks2048 3y ago
If I put that through ps2pdf and remove compression, I can see:
stream
q 0.1 0 0 0.1 0 0 cm
/R7 gs
10 w
0 G
1500 1000 m
1500 1276.14 1276.14 1500 1000 1500 c
723.859 1500 500 1276.14 500 1000 c
500 723.859 723.859 500 1000 500 c
1276.14 500 1500 723.859 1500 1000 c
S
Q
endstream
i.e PDF has no arc command, it was converted to "c" bezier curves.
- CharlesW 3y agoThat appears to be a rendering/conversion artifact since PDF also supports 360° arcs. My question is, mathematically, is a 360° arc not a circle? (I understand that once a circle is rendered or physically manifested, it's an approximation.)
- ks2048 3y agoDo have a reference for PDF supporting circular arcs? I'm looking at the PDF reference manual and do not see it under list of path construction operators.
- CharlesW 3y ago> Do have a reference for PDF supporting circular arcs? No, I could've sworn PDFs supported arcs but I was wrong. :) So when rendering/converting PostScript to PDF, circles/360° arcs must be converted to béziers.