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HP-UX Starbase Device Drivers Manual - Vol2: HP 9000 Series 700 Computers

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HP Part Number: B2355-9V255

Edition: Edition 1

Published: January, 1995

© Copyright 1989 - 1995 Hewlett-Packard Company.

Table of Contents

Printing History

Document Conventions

1 The CADplt Device Driver

Device Description

Switch Settings

HP-IB Interfacing
Serial RS-232 Interfacing

To Open and Initialize for Output

Syntax Example
Parameters for gopen
Device Defaults

Starbase Functionality

Hardware Character Sets
Error Reporting and Buffer Mode
Hardware Polygon Support
Hardware Rectangle Support
Hardware Text Support
Pen Selection
Roll Paper, Autoloading and Rasterizing
New Device Support
Exceptions to Standard Starbase Support

Parameters for gescape

2 The CADplt2 Device Driver

Device Description

Switch Settings

HP-IB Interfacing
Serial RS-232 Interfacing

To Open and Initialize for Output

Syntax Example
Parameters for gopen
Device Defaults

Starbase Functionality

Hardware Character Sets
Error Reporting and Buffer Mode
Hardware Polygon Support
Hardware Text Support
Pen Selection
Roll Paper, Autoloading and Rasterizing
New Device Support
Exceptions to Standard Starbase Support

Parameters for gescape

3 Printer Command Language Formatter

Printer Configurations

Non-Spooled Operation
Spooled Operation
Spooler Conflicts

Software Structure

The Configuration File

Configuration Files

Configuration File Template

Printer Parameters

Print Modes

Print Mode: color
Print Mode: color2
Print Mode: primary
Print Mode: gray
Print Mode: monochrome
Print Mode Differences When Printing Single Planes

Using the Graphics Print Procedures

Specifying the Formatter and Config Parameters
Using the bmprint Program
Direct Access Printing
Direct Access Using Redirection or Pipes
Spooling Examples
Controlling Print Orientation
Print Size and Clipping

Warning and Error Messages

Warning Messages
Error Messages

Setting Up the Spooler

Special Considerations for Non-Spooled Serial Output

4 Printer Command Language Imaging Formatter

Key Points of the PCL Imaging Formatter

Printer Configurations

Non-Spooled Operation
Spooled Operation
Software Structure

Configuration Files

Print Modes

Snap to Primaries
Snap to Black and White
Color Ordered Dither or Monochrome Ordered Dither
Color Error Diffusion or Monochrome Error Diffusion
Disappearing Lines in Monochromatic Ordered Dither
Differences When Printing Single Planes
Controlling Print Orientation
Print Size and Clipping

Warning and Error Messages

5 Computer Graphics Metafile

Introduction

Functionality and Encodings
Precisions
Mode
Picture

To Open and Initialize for Output

Syntax Examples
Parameters for gopen
Driver Default
Default Color Map

Starbase Functionality

Commands Not Supported (no-ops)
Conditionally Supported

Parameters for gescape

6 The HP Starbase-to-Visualizer Archive Device Driver

Device Description

Functionality
Object Definitions

To Open and Initialize for Output

Syntax Examples
Parameters for gopen
Driver Default

Starbase Functionality

Commands Supported
Commands Not Supported (no-ops)

Gescape Syntax

Troubleshooting

7 Display List Device Driver

Device description

Initialization

Parameters of "gopen"
Syntax Examples

Device Defaults

Exceptions to Standard Starbase Support

Introduction

AUTO_RESIZE_DEVICE
BAD_SAMPLE_ON_DIFF_SCREEN
BLINK_INDEX
BLINK_PLANES
BLOCK_WRITE_SKIPCOUNT
CGMESC_APPL_DATA
CGMESC_ENCODING
CGMESC_ESCAPE_ELT
CGMESC_FONT_IX
CGMESC_MESSAGE
CGMESC_MET_NAME
CGMESC_PIC_NAME
CGMESC_TOP_MODE
CGMESC_VDC_PREC
CGM Elements Produced by the HP CGM Driver
Metafile Descriptor, Picture Descriptor, Control Elements
Graphical Primitives
Primitive Attributes
External and Escape Elements
COLOR_RECOVERY_CONTROL
CONTOUR_CONTROL
CUBIC_POLYPOINT
DC_COMPATIBILITY_MODE
DC_PIXEL_WRITE
DISABLE_ACKNOWLEDGE
DISABLE_AUTO_PROMPT
DRAW_POINTS
ENABLE_ACKNOWLEDGE
ENABLE_AUTO_PROMPT
GAMMA_CORRECTION

GCRX_PIXEL_REPLICATE

List of Figures

A-1 32-bit Per Pixel (Word/Pixel) Format

List of Tables

1-1 CADplt and HP-GL Driver Features
1-2 Default Color Map
1-3 Line Types
1-4 Hardware Character Sets
1-5 Polygon Vertex Support
1-6 Hardware Text Support
1-7 HP-GL Command Support
2-1 CADplt2 Device Driver Features
2-2 Default Color Map
2-3 Line Types
2-4 Hardware Character Sets Unique to CADplt2
2-5 Character Set Names Common to the CADplt and CADplt2 drivers
2-6 HP-GL/2 Typefaces
2-7 Hardware Text Support
2-8 Hardware Support of Text Font Indices
2-9 Supported Combinations of text_path and text_line_path
2-10 HP-GL/2 Command Support
3-1 Printer Resolution Information
4-1 Print Modes
5-1 Default Color Table
5-2 Top Mode Default Color Table
6-1 Troubleshooting Guide
A-1 Supported Operation Codes (op)
A-2 Supported Device Drivers
A-3 Title not available (GR2D_MASK_RULE )
A-4 Title not available (GR2D_MASK_RULE )
A-5 Title not available (GR2D_MASK_RULE )
A-6 Replacement Rule Truth Table
A-7 Example Replacement Rules
A-8 Title not available (POLYGON_TRANSPARENCY )
A-9 Title not available (POLYGON_TRANSPARENCY )
A-10 Title not available (TRANSPARENCY )
A-11 Title not available (TRANSPARENCY )

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