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- Changes to hp2xx:
- =================
-
- NOTE: Intermediate versions have not been publicly available.
- Letters at end of version number indicate small changes like
- source restructuring or minor bug fixes.
-
-
- V 3.12, 93/04/xx:
-
- -- New makefile for ATARI
- -- ATARI only: Support for mode "cs" (Chr. Strunk's TeX specials)
- -- New ATARI previewer
- -- charset.h: `0' without slash now, according to HP-GL charset 0
- -- chardraw.c:
- Prepared for multiple fonts;
- Bug fixed: 8-bit char codes won't crash hp2xx
- plot_user_char() added (code by A. Treindl)
- -- hpgl.c:
- Arcs / circles now properly closed (occasional tiny gaps removed)
- Bug fixed: SC followed by a draw (without move) misplaced a point
- Serious bug fixed in the line type (LT) pattern generator
- Exception fixed in LT pattern generator
- hypot() problem fixed (DOS)
- UC supported
- -- picbuf.c:
- Always use 4 bits per pel in color mode (and 1 in b/w mode)
- New encoding scheme for color codes: nybbles instead of bit planes
- --> more mem, but faster access in color mode
- Obsolete type "DotBlock" finally replaced by "Byte"
- -- to_pcl.c:
- CMYK color support (for HP Deskjet 550C) added
- -- to_mf.c:
- Bug fix in "cad" mode (\emline statement lines now end with '%')
- -- to_eps.c:
- VM report lines are suppressed in 'quiet' mode
- BoundingBox: improved rounding (using floor and ceil)
- -- Much better generic makefile for many UNIX systems;
- improved special makefiles
- -- Files re-organized (./extras removed):
- "amigalib.zoo" now distributed as separate file "hp2xx.amigalib.zoo"
- HGC support now distributed in separate file "hp2xx.hgc.showit.zoo"
- Other sources moved from ./extras to ./sources
-
- V 3.11, 93/01/17:
-
- -- New makefile for Amiga
- -- Root directory renamed to hp2xx311 to make life easier
- for DOS-based people
- -- File ownerships now rw-rw-rw
- -- code_to_ucoord() in chardraw.c:
- Reported bug (on RS6000 ONLY!) fixed
-
- V 3.10, 93/01/09
- First release of sources as hp2xx.3.1.0.tar.Z under GNU conditions!!
- CMY color for Deskjet (PLC), option -S now with parameter;
- minor corrections
-
- V 3.03a, 92/12/14
- Long options & "true size" mode (-t) added
-
- V 3.02c, 92/12/10
- Range of pages (-P a:b) permitted now
- New mode: "cad" for TeXcad code!
-
- V 3.02a, 92/10/20
- HPGL command LT (line type) now fully supported; bug in eps mode removed.
-
- V 3.01d, 92/06/08
- HPGL commands SM, TL, XT, YT supported
-
- V 3.00f, 92/05/25
- Up to seven colors (some modes)! Multiple-input handling; log files;
- auto-generation of output file names; output to stdout via "-f-"
-
- V 2.20d, 92/04/14
- Symmetrical use of -h (height) and -w (width) options, new defaults:
- 200 [mm] for both -h & -w. Picture will always fit into a window
- given by -h and -w
-
- V 2.20c, 92/03/03
- Arcs, circles, fonts (Charset 0), pages, and many more commands supported
- ATARI-ST binary file added (only old version of hp2xx - sorry)
- DOS/386 binary file added (compiled with DJ Delorie's GNU-C version)
- WARNING: hp2xx386.exe's previewer tries to activate 800x600 SVGA mode!
- New modes: -m em (emTeX-specials), -m epic (epic macro \drawline)
- Modes pic & pac only supported in (outdated) ATARI version
- HPGL parser much easier portable and more tolerant to HPGL syntax variations
- Bugs in character scaling fixed; LO now fully supported
-
- V 2.18e, 92/02/06
- X11,Sunview,ATARI: preview; IMG format supported;
- HPGL parser improved
-
- V 2.17, 92/01/12
- Some debugging; more coherent sources, but no functional changes
-
- V 2.16a, 91/11/21
- ATARI mode reduced again to simple "pic" format,
- support of "LT;", "LT0;" (for point plotting),
- support of different pens ("SP;", "SP0;"..."SP8;"),
- internal changes (faster now), more flexible MF syntax
-
- V 2.14b, 91/10/10
- ATARI mode: New file name convention, adapted to STAD
- hp2xx.dvi: Now part of distribution package
-
- V 2.14a, 91/09/08
- ATARI ST support added.
-
- V 2.13a, 91/06/30
- PostScript support added.
- Warning: Due to lack of local resources, PostScript format could
- not be thoroughly tested. Please consider the PostScript
- part as in "beta" state and report all problems.
-
- V 2.12, 91/06/20
- First external release!
- Rotate option added, debug code removed
-