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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:
[?] 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:
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
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.