mr.sumo snr. wrote:
> "Ryan Ginstrom" <ginstrom@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:bue5ba$fufmj$1@ID-101276.news.uni-berlin.de...

> Mappuppu was duly purchased for about 7000yen.  (300 yen actually after my
> Yamada points were used)
> 
> It's pretty good.  In fact I might bung you a copy Ryan so you can tell me
> where to locate the feature to turn off Snap Objects to Ruler Guides.  Then
> an object can be precisely placed to within one pixel.  Asking my missus
> would alas require me to first explain the concept of 'object' and then I
> fear it would soon turn nasty!

Brilliant! I just ask one of my staff (amongst other thingies, he does 
maps) what he uses/does. "Illustrator" says he, "I just trace". When 
printed or put into local newspapers etc it looks fine. The process is a 
bit time consuming though. The results look like this.
http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/english/maps/hane_1-2.html



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