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Changes to hp2xx:
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NOTE: Intermediate versions have not been publicly available.
Letters at end of version number indicate small changes like
source restructuring or minor bug fixes.
V 3.12, 93/04/xx:
-- New makefile for ATARI
-- ATARI only: Support for mode "cs" (Chr. Strunk's TeX specials)
-- New ATARI previewer
-- charset.h: `0' without slash now, according to HP-GL charset 0
-- chardraw.c:
Prepared for multiple fonts;
Bug fixed: 8-bit char codes won't crash hp2xx
plot_user_char() added (code by A. Treindl)
-- hpgl.c:
Arcs / circles now properly closed (occasional tiny gaps removed)
Bug fixed: SC followed by a draw (without move) misplaced a point
Serious bug fixed in the line type (LT) pattern generator
Exception fixed in LT pattern generator
hypot() problem fixed (DOS)
UC supported
-- picbuf.c:
Always use 4 bits per pel in color mode (and 1 in b/w mode)
New encoding scheme for color codes: nybbles instead of bit planes
--> more mem, but faster access in color mode
Obsolete type "DotBlock" finally replaced by "Byte"
-- to_pcl.c:
CMYK color support (for HP Deskjet 550C) added
-- to_mf.c:
Bug fix in "cad" mode (\emline statement lines now end with '%')
-- to_eps.c:
VM report lines are suppressed in 'quiet' mode
BoundingBox: improved rounding (using floor and ceil)
-- Much better generic makefile for many UNIX systems;
improved special makefiles
-- Files re-organized (./extras removed):
"amigalib.zoo" now distributed as separate file "hp2xx.amigalib.zoo"
HGC support now distributed in separate file "hp2xx.hgc.showit.zoo"
Other sources moved from ./extras to ./sources
V 3.11, 93/01/17:
-- New makefile for Amiga
-- Root directory renamed to hp2xx311 to make life easier
for DOS-based people
-- File ownerships now rw-rw-rw
-- code_to_ucoord() in chardraw.c:
Reported bug (on RS6000 ONLY!) fixed
V 3.10, 93/01/09
First release of sources as hp2xx.3.1.0.tar.Z under GNU conditions!!
CMY color for Deskjet (PLC), option -S now with parameter;
minor corrections
V 3.03a, 92/12/14
Long options & "true size" mode (-t) added
V 3.02c, 92/12/10
Range of pages (-P a:b) permitted now
New mode: "cad" for TeXcad code!
V 3.02a, 92/10/20
HPGL command LT (line type) now fully supported; bug in eps mode removed.
V 3.01d, 92/06/08
HPGL commands SM, TL, XT, YT supported
V 3.00f, 92/05/25
Up to seven colors (some modes)! Multiple-input handling; log files;
auto-generation of output file names; output to stdout via "-f-"
V 2.20d, 92/04/14
Symmetrical use of -h (height) and -w (width) options, new defaults:
200 [mm] for both -h & -w. Picture will always fit into a window
given by -h and -w
V 2.20c, 92/03/03
Arcs, circles, fonts (Charset 0), pages, and many more commands supported
ATARI-ST binary file added (only old version of hp2xx - sorry)
DOS/386 binary file added (compiled with DJ Delorie's GNU-C version)
WARNING: hp2xx386.exe's previewer tries to activate 800x600 SVGA mode!
New modes: -m em (emTeX-specials), -m epic (epic macro \drawline)
Modes pic & pac only supported in (outdated) ATARI version
HPGL parser much easier portable and more tolerant to HPGL syntax variations
Bugs in character scaling fixed; LO now fully supported
V 2.18e, 92/02/06
X11,Sunview,ATARI: preview; IMG format supported;
HPGL parser improved
V 2.17, 92/01/12
Some debugging; more coherent sources, but no functional changes
V 2.16a, 91/11/21
ATARI mode reduced again to simple "pic" format,
support of "LT;", "LT0;" (for point plotting),
support of different pens ("SP;", "SP0;"..."SP8;"),
internal changes (faster now), more flexible MF syntax
V 2.14b, 91/10/10
ATARI mode: New file name convention, adapted to STAD
hp2xx.dvi: Now part of distribution package
V 2.14a, 91/09/08
ATARI ST support added.
V 2.13a, 91/06/30
PostScript support added.
Warning: Due to lack of local resources, PostScript format could
not be thoroughly tested. Please consider the PostScript
part as in "beta" state and report all problems.
V 2.12, 91/06/20
First external release!
Rotate option added, debug code removed