HP2XX, A HP-GL Converter
1. Introduction
The hp2xx program is a versatile tool to convert vector-oriented
graphics data given in Hewlett-Packard's HP-GL plotter language
into a variety of popular both vector- and raster-oriented graphics formats.
The various supported output formats include Encapsulated PostScript (EPS),
PCX, IMG, and several formats intended to facilitate the generation of
graphics within TeX documents.
In addition, hp2xx output is printable on the HP Laserjet/Deskjet
printer series and some Epson Stylus printers, and it may be used as a HP-GL
previewer on many platforms, e.g. X11, OS/2, MS Windows and plain old DOS (VGA).
hp2xx first converts all HP-GL data into pure vectors and buffers
them internally. It then converts these vectors into a specified output
format (vector modes), or rasterizes them (raster modes) on an internal
bitmap. In raster modes, hp2xx then translates the bitmap into the
output format.
