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CHAPTER 4 HP-GL/2 - 2 

C

ONTENTS

 

1.

 

COMMAND LIST .................................................................................................................. 4

 

2.

 

INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 6

 

3.

 

TERMINOLOGY ................................................................................................................... 7

 

3.1.

 

Picture Frame........................................................................................................................... 7

 

3.2.

 

Anchor Point ............................................................................................................................ 7

 

3.3.

 

Graphics Window ..................................................................................................................... 7

 

3.4.

 

Hard Clip Limits ........................................................................................................................ 7

 

3.5.

 

Soft Clip Limits ......................................................................................................................... 7

 

3.6.

 

Graphics Units ......................................................................................................................... 7

 

3.7.

 

User Units ................................................................................................................................ 7

 

3.8.

 

Current Units ............................................................................................................................ 7

 

3.9.

 

Pens ......................................................................................................................................... 7

 

3.10.

 

Absolute and Relative Plotting ................................................................................................. 8

 

3.11.

 

Fills ........................................................................................................................................... 8

 

4.

 

COMMAND SYNTAX ........................................................................................................... 9

 

4.1.

 

Mnemonic................................................................................................................................. 9

 

4.2.

 

Parameters............................................................................................................................... 9

 

4.3.

 

Separators ............................................................................................................................... 9

 

4.4.

 

Terminator ................................................................................................................................ 9

 

5.

 

THE HP-GL GRAPHICS WINDOW .................................................................................... 10

 

5.1.

 

Units ....................................................................................................................................... 10

 

5.2.

 

The Scaling Points P1 and P2 ............................................................................................... 10

 

5.3.

 

Scaling ................................................................................................................................... 10

 

5.4.

 

Transformation ....................................................................................................................... 10

 

6.

 

PREPARING TO PRINT GRAPHIC IMAGES .................................................................... 11

 

6.1.

 

Setting Up the Graphics Window ........................................................................................... 11

 

6.2.

 

Using Existing Image Plots .................................................................................................... 11

 

6.3.

 

Printing an Image ................................................................................................................... 11

 

6.4.

 

Entering HP-GL/2 Mode ......................................................................................................... 11

 

6.5.

 

Quitting HP-GL/2 Mode .......................................................................................................... 11

 

7.

 

COMMANDS ...................................................................................................................... 12

 

7.1.

 

Initialize Commands ............................................................................................................... 12

 

7.2.

 

Plot Area and Unit Setting Instructions .................................................................................. 14

 

7.3.

 

Pen Control and Plot Instructions .......................................................................................... 18

 

7.4.

 

The polygon group ................................................................................................................. 25

 

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Lists of information found in Brother HL-7050N Command Reference Guide for Software Developers - Page 158

  • 1. COMMAND LIST .
  • 2. INTRODUCTION .
  • 3. TERMINOLOGY .
  • 3.1.
  • 3.2.
  • 3.3.
  • 3.4.
  • 3.5.
  • 3.6.
  • 3.7.
  • 3.8.
  • 3.9.
  • 3.10.
  • 3.11.
  • 4. COMMAND SYNTAX .
  • 4.1.
  • 4.2.
  • 4.3.
  • 4.4.
  • 5. THE HP-GL GRAPHICS WINDOW .
  • 5.1.
  • 5.2.
  • 5.3.
  • 5.4.
  • 6. PREPARING TO PRINT GRAPHIC IMAGES .
  • 6.1.
  • 6.2.
  • 6.3.
  • 6.4.
  • 6.5.
  • 7. COMMANDS .
  • 7.1.
  • 7.2.
  • 7.3.
  • 7.4.

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