Re: HP Plotter to Postscript translation

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From: Kevin Barry Crocker
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1987 19:38

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In article <1455@aurora.UUCP>, ren@aurora.UUCP (Renwick Curry) writes:
> I have found several applications
> programs that have HP plotter drivers but no
> Postscript driver (or inadequate Postscript 
> 
> Does anyone know of a Postscript program (or any
> other language) which translates HP plotter 
> commands into Postscript? I expecially want 
> it to translate HP color commands into 
> different linewidths.
> 
> Ren Curry

Ren,

A HPGL to Postscript filter was just posted to comp.sources.misc
by Don McCormick from Austrailia.

I haven't tested it yet but have heard good reviews.  If you can't get
it send me a message and I will see what I can do.

Hope this helps.

ihnp4!alberta!auvax!kevinc (Kevin Crocker Athabasca University)
Do our employers have opinions or is that what we get paid for!

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From: kevinc@auvax.UUCP (Kevin Barry Crocker)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: HP Plotter to Postscript translation
Message-ID: <475@auvax.UUCP>
Date: 29 Dec 87 19:38:54 GMT
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Organization: Athabasca U., Alberta, Canada
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