Newbies fairway Posted December 15, 2014 Newbies Share Posted December 15, 2014 I'm using FM13 Advanced (Mac) to develop a solution. I copied my original file, experimented with different background images for a layout, and also did some other development. The file size difference between my original file and the one with background image experimentation is significant...more than I would expect from the other development I did. As a test, I saved off another version of the file using the "Compacted copy (smaller)" option, but this had minimal effect. I also wrote a script to flush cache to disk, but this had no effect on file size. So I'm wondering...is it possible that FM has cached the unused background images I experimented with somewhere in the file, and if so, is there a way to purge them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wim Decorte Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Yes, and that's why you really don't want to use those kind of graphics / non-native FM objects. Especially if you are going to use the layouts over slow connections (WiFi, 3G/4G, internet,...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbies fairway Posted December 16, 2014 Author Newbies Share Posted December 16, 2014 Thank you for the insight! In this case, the background image is a third-party form (originally supplied as a PDF) that must be printed as-is. My experimentation was around the best rendering of the third-party form to optimize file size/printed readability (TIFF, JPEG, PNG, etc.). I'll plan on exploring other options as you suggest. In the meantime, is there a way to get under the hood of my FM file and purge any unneeded/unused cached images? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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