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Ink Placement in Quad systems was Re:

2001-10-08 by Martin Wesley

Grady,

I have no idea. Perhaps some of the people who have been at this 
longer have an explaination. The only think that occures to me is 
that they may have wanted to be sure that the lighter grey inks 
always fell on top of the darker ones but this is a shot in the dark.

Martin

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., gradycarter@y... wrote:
> Hello Martin...I agree with your statements about everyone 
> getting off the subject of digital manipulation and placing their 
> attention on this disturbing current  event. Therefore, getting 
back 
> to the subject of ink placement in the cartridges, I wondered 
> whether or not anyone has tried to place the inks in their proper 
> place according to the corresponding shade of the colored inks. 
> Why has the ink companies decided to place these inks in such 
> a random order. Do you think it is because one has to create a 
> more difficult workflow to possibly buy the software. Maybe this is 
> true with the piezo inks, but MIS inks give their workflow for free 
> on their web "www.inksupply.com...Please give me some 
> feedback on their reasoning and if there has been anyone who 
> has tried repositioning the inks in the color cartridges...Thank 
> you...
> Grady
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Martin Wesley" 
> <mwesley250@e...> wrote:
> > At the moment I am way behind in reading the posts but I have 
> run 
> > across posts that were not only off topic but appear to have 
> been 
> > posted in an effort to be deliberately offensive to one or more 
> > members of the group. The posters ability to post without 
> moderation 
> > has been suspended. They may be barred.
> > 
> > Please read the topic.
> > 
> > Please read the guidelines.
> > 
> > This group is and will continue to be very loose with regards to 
> what 
> > is on topic. In trying times like these it is expected that 
current 
> > events will become a topic of conversation. Until today these 
> have 
> > been well meant and in good fellowship.
> > 
> > If you want to make political statements or have a political 
> debate I 
> > imagine there are many places on and off the web to do so. 
> Please go 
> > there.
> > 
> > Martin Wesley

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