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- README File
-
- of HPGL2PS1.2
-
- September 2, 1989
-
- This is a complete rewrite of the original HPGL2PS which I uploaded in June
- 1989. The first program worked fine with HPGL-files generated by Xcad but
- would not understand some of the HPGL commands generated by other programs
- such as for example Superplan. Now it will convert those files into
- Postscript as well. You should set the plotter selection in Xcad, Draw2000,
- or Superplan to HP7475A and send the plotter commands into a file in rad: or
- ram: . You can then print such files directly on a Laserprinter using HPGL2PS.
-
- I have also added the option to set in the command line the linewidths of
- the 6 pens the HP7475A plotter uses.
-
- Usage: HPGL2PS infile outfile [options]
-
- Command line options are:
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- [?] as only parameter after HPGL2PS prints a help file on the screen.
-
- [L] prints in landscape mode (the default is portrait mode).
-
- [P][n] [number] sets the linewidth of pen n to number (in points).
-
- The default settings for linewidths of pen 1 to pen 6 are 0.5, 0.8, 1.5, 2.0,
- 2.5, and 0.01 points.
-
- Here is an example of a valid command line:
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- 1. HPGL2PS infile outfile P1 1 P2 .5 P3 1.5 P4 3.0
-
- This would create a Postscript file in outfile with the linewidths of
- pens 1 to 4 set to 1, 0.5, 1.5, and 3, respectively. Pens 5 and 6 retain
- their default values.
- I have chosen the default linewidth of pen 6 as 0.01 because it is used
- by Xdraw to draw a grid on the plot, if requested in the command line.
-
- 2. HPGL2PS infile ser: L
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- This would print the HPGL-file infile directly on the laserprinter in
- landscape mode with all default linewidths left unchanged.
-
- If you have any questions in using this program or if you discover bugs,
- please leave E-mail or write to me.
-
- Rudolf Werner
- 1325 Bella Vista
- Coral Gables, FL. 33156
-
- In the next update I plan to include a scaling option. This is not needed for
- Xcad drawings since you can scale within Xcad, but it might be desirable for
- Superplan users who want to change the size of their plots.
- If you have any suggestions for further features, please let me know.