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Sometimes I need Notebook-specific options such as Background color or FontProperties -> "ScreenResolution". (Ref: How to set default magnification for all windows.)

This works just fine in most ways, except that when I use any of:

the Global value is used rather than the Notebook value, and the image is very different.

Here is a self-contained example:

SetOptions[$FrontEndSession,
  {Background -> None, 
   FontProperties -> {"ScreenResolution" -> 96}}];

SetOptions[EvaluationNotebook[],
  {Background -> LightBlue, 
   FontProperties -> {"ScreenResolution" -> 72}}];

Plot[Sinc[x], {x, 0, 10},
 Epilog -> Text[Style[Sinc[x], 16], {5.5, 1/2}], 
 ImageSize -> Small
]

Rasterize[%]

enter image description here

Is there some way to make these export methods use the Notebook options?

(I am especially concerned with the FontProperties -> "ScreenResolution" value.)

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The following approach seems to work:

SetOptions[$FrontEndSession, {Background -> None, 
   FontProperties -> {"ScreenResolution" -> 96}}];

SetOptions[EvaluationNotebook[], {Background -> LightBlue, 
   FontProperties -> {"ScreenResolution" -> 72}}];

pl = Plot[Sinc[x], {x, 0, 10}, Epilog -> Text[Style[Sinc[x], 16], {5.5, 1/2}], 
  ImageSize -> Small]

Rasterize[Style[pl, Options[EvaluationNotebook[]]]]

screenshot

It is possible to achieve better quality by specifying higher ImageResolution:

Rasterize[Style[pl, Options[EvaluationNotebook[]]], ImageResolution -> 200]

screenshot

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  • $\begingroup$ I thought I tried "ScreenResolution" in Style and it didn't work which is why I emphasized that aspect. However I am thrilled to learn that it does! Thank you! I'll test this a bit further and wait 24 hours as I have made customary before accepting, but it seems to be the solution I needed. $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 8, 2015 at 4:59

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