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hp2xx reads HPGL ASCII source files, interprets them, and
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converts them into either another vector-oriented format or
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one of several rasterfile formats. Currently, its HPGL
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parser recognizes a subset of the HP 7550A command set. Some
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high-level functions like filled polygons are missing.
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Also, only the basic fixed character set 0 is supported.
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Beside these limitations, hp2xx has proven to work with many
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HP-GL sources without any trouble.
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In addition, hp2xx includes an X11 previewer for HPGL files.
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Supported vector formats are: TeX/Metafont, emTex-specials,
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TeX/epic-Macros, and -I PostScript.
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Supported raster formats are: HP-PCL, PCX, PIC, IMG,
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PBM, and previews. However, generation of other formats is
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made easy for programmers because of hp2xx's modular struc-
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ture.
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