HP 5961-0509 manual Mode, Parentheses X,Y for clarity. Do not use parentheses in your

	Study Figure 17-4 to locate these points: (0,0); (-2,2); (6,2); (6,3);
	(10,0); (6,-3); (6,-2); (-2,-2); (0,0). Draw a straight line between each
	point in the order listed. (You should have drawn an arrow.) This is a
	simple demonstration of defining a vector image when in HP-GL/2
	mode.
Note	To specify a point when programming an application, you must
	always give a complete X,Y coordinate pair; the X coordinate is first
	and the Y coordinate second. This manual shows coordinate pairs
	in parentheses (X,Y) for clarity. Do not use parentheses in your
	command sequence.
	Using the default HP-GL/2 coordinate system, the origin is in the
	lower left corner of the PCL Picture Frame, as shown in Figure 17-5.
	Using the IP or IR commands, you can move the origin to other
	locations. Then, using the SC command, you can define practically
	any unit coordinate system. (This process is discussed in more
	detail later in this chapter under “Scaling,” and also in Chapter 19.)

Figure 17-5 The Default HP-GL/2 Coordinate System

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