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>The first thought out of my brain (which doesn't take into account the
politics of the situation and is usually
>blunt, rather than diplomatic) is: You boss is a graphics design
expert?
No, but he technically know what he is talking about, (but I don't know
his background either.
>So here's a question: have you and your boss *seen* a finished book
from what you're producing? If so, is the
>qraphics quality poor?
No, he is only commenting on what comes out of the printers here at the
office. We have an Oce 31x5 PLC and a Phaser 8200N.
He's concerned about the color depth, but if the manuals are printed in
B&W the images will be in grayscale, so color won't matter will it?
