Chapter 19 - The Configuration and Status Group

This chapter describes the commands used to set default conditions and values for programmable HP-GL/2 features. It also explains the commands used for scaling, establishing a soft-clip window, and rotating the HP-GL/2 coordinate system.

Chapter 20 - The Vector Group

This chapter provides information about pen movement and drawing lines, arcs, and circles. It also covers a way to encode coordinates for increased print speed.

Chapter 21 - The Polygon Group

This chapter explains the polygon mode and how it is used to draw polygons, subpolygons and circles. The commands for drawing and filling wedges and rectangles are also described in this chapter.

Chapter 22 - The Line and Fill Attributes Group

This chapter describes the commands used to vary the line types and fill patterns used to create HP-GL/2 graphics.

Chapter 23 - The Character Group

This chapter contains information about the commands used to print text (labels) in HP-GL/2 mode. This allows you to print HP-GL/2 labels in almost any size, slant and direction using proportional or fixed-spaced scalable fonts.

Chapter 24 - Programming Hints

This chapter provides programming information for use during the development of PCL software.

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