FT - Fill type - Page 187

CHAPTER 4 HP-GL/2 - 31 

FT - Fill type 

FT 

n

(, 

d

(, 

q

))[;] 

n

 ; Fill type 

d

 ; option 1 

q

 ; option 2 



Sets the fill type, interval and angle when filling an area.    This setting is effective for the commands FP, 
RA, RR, WG and CF.



The value for 

n

 must be a clamped integer number 

Fill type  Description 

Option 1 

Option 2 

1 

Solid black (bi-directional fill) 

2 

Solid black (single directional fill) 

3 

hatching (parallel line) 

fill interval 

fill angle 

4 

cross-hatching 

fill interval 

fill angle 

10 shading 

shading 

level  

11 

HP-GL/2 user-defined 

raster-fill index

21 

PCL cross-hatching 

pattern type 

22 

PCL user-defined 

pattern ID 

130 

shading (one of sixty-four gray scales) 

Shading level 



option 1 for 

n

=3 or 4 is the setting for the interval of the lines in the fill.    This is specified in current units.



If 

d

 is omitted or 0, it is set to the default value which is 1% of the diagonal distance between P1 and P2. 



Option 2 for n=3 and 4 is the setting of the angle for the lines in degrees. 



If q is omitted, the fill angle already specified will be used. 



The value of q is a clamped real number. 



Option 1 for n=10 is the setting for the shading density.    It is specified as a percentage from 0 to 100. 



Option 2 for n=10 is ignored. 



Option 1 for n=11 specifies the HP-GL/2 user-defined raster fill pattern.    This uses the index number which 
is defined by the RF command. 



Option 2 for n=11 is ignored. 



Option 1 for n=21 specifies the PCL cross-hatch patterns.    There are 6 types of PCL cross-hatch patterns. 



Option 2 for n=21 is ignored. 



Option 1 for n=22, the PCL user-defined patterns defined by the ESC*c#W command with a unique ID code. 



Option 2 for n=22 is ignored. 



Option 1 for n=130,    the 64 gray scale shading density.    It is specified as a percentage from 0 to 100. 



Option 2 for n=130 is ignored. 

10 ' - Fill Type - 
20 WIDTH "LPT1:", 255 
30 LPRINT CHR$(27); "E"; 
40 LPRINT CHR$(27); "%0B"; 
50 LPRINT "IN;SP1;"; 
60 LPRINT "PA2000,2000;FT;PR2500,300;ER2500,300;" 
70 LPRINT "PR0,300;FT3,80,30;RR2500.300;" 
80 LPRINT "PR0,300;FT10,36;RR2500,300;ER2500,300;" 
90 LPRINT CHR$(27); "%0A"; 
100 LPRINT CHR$(27); "E"; 
110 END 
 
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