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PCD Source File Format

All plotter device characteristics are specified using the following format:

keyword { value }

where keyword is one of the PCD source file keywords and value is a quoted string or numeric value. For example, the following statement specifies that the plotter supports color:


ColorCap {1}

Keywords are described in the following table.

Keyword	Value Definition	Default Value
BezierCap	1=Device supports HPGL2 Beziers extension. 0=No support.	0
ColorCap	1=Color device 0=Monochrome device	0
COLORINFO	Thirty DWORD-sized values representing the contents of a COLORINFO structure.	{ {6810,3050,0}, // xr, yr, Yr {2260,6550,0}, // xg, yg, Yg {1810,500,0}, // xb, yb, Yb {2000,2450,0}, // xc, yc, Yc {5210,2100,0}, // xm, ym, Ym {4750,5100,0}, // xy, yy, Yy {3324,3474,10000}, // xw, yw, Yw 10000,10000,10000, // RGB gamma 1422,952, // M/C, Y/C 787,495, // C/M, Y/M 324,248 // C/Y, M/Y }
DeviceMargin	Four DWORD-sized values representing the left, top, right, and bottom paper margins, in 1/1000 mm units.	{5000, 5000, 5000, 36000}
DeviceName	Quoted string representing a displayable device name (31 characters max.)	"HPGL/2 Plotter"
DevicePelsDPI	One DWORD-sized value representing the device's effective DPI. For more information see the upDevicePelsDPI member of GDIINFO.	The default is zero, causing GDI to calculate a value.
DeviceSize	Two DWORD-sized values representing maximum paper size, in x and y coordinates of 1/1000 mm units. A y value of 25400 (1 inch) or less indicates the device accepts variable paper lengths.	{215900, 279400}
FormInfo	A form description for each form supported by the plotter. For more information, see the Form Descriptions section that follows this Table.	None.
HTPatternSize	One of the HT_PATSIZE_-prefixed constants that identify standard halftoning patterns.	0xffffffff
InitString	Quoted C-language string representing commands sent to the printer by the driver's DrvStartPage function.	NULL string.
MaxCopies	Maximum number of copies per page that the device can render.	1
MaxPens	Number of pens (32 max.)	8
MaxPolygonPts	Maximum number of points to define a polygon to be stroked or filled.	128
MaxQuality	Number of quality levels (4 max.)	4
MaxScale	Maximum scale size. 0-10000 (100 is 100%)	100
NoBitmapFont	1=Device does not support bitmap fonts. 0=Bitmap fonts are supported.	0
PaperTrayCap	1=Device has paper tray source. 0=No support.	0
PaperTraySize	Two DWORD-sized values representing the paper tray width and height, in 1/1000 mm units.	{-1, -1}
PlotDPI	Two DWORD-sized values representing a pen plotter's x and y resolution, in dots per inch.	{1016, 1016}
PlotPenData	A pen description for each pen. For more information, see the Pen Descriptions section that follows this Table.	None.
PushPopPal	1=Driver must push/pop palette when switching between RTL and HPGL2. 0=Push/pop is not required.	0
RasterByteAlign	1=Device must receive all raster data on byte-aligned x coordinates. 0=Byte alignment is not required.	0
RasterCap	1=Raster device 0=Pen device	0
RasterDPI	Two DWORD-sized values representing x and y resolution, in dots per inch. For raster plotters, this is the raster resolution. For pen plotters, this is the ideal resolution the GDI supplies to an application.	{300, 300}
RollFeedCap	1=Device has roll paper source. 0=No support.	0
ROPLevel	ROP_LEVEL_0 = No RasterOp support. ROP_LEVEL_1 = Rop1 support. ROP_LEVEL_2 = Rop2 support. ROP_LEVEL_3 = Rop3 support.	ROP_LEVEL_0
RTLMonoEncode5	1=HP Raster Transfer Language (RTL) Monochrome Compression Mode 5 is supported. 0=No support.	0
RTLMonoFixPal	RTL Monochrome palette only. 0=White, 1=Black	0
RTLMonoNoCID	1=In RTL Mono mode, CID commands are not required. 0=In RTL Mono mode, CID commands are required.	0
RTLNoDPIxy	1=RTL DPI X,Y move commands are not supported. 0=These commands are supported.	0
TransparentCap	1=Device supports transparent mode. 0=No support.	0
WindingFillCap	1=Device supports winding fills. 0=No support.	0

Pen Descriptions

Each pen description must have the following format:

PlotPenData {Pen Number, Color}

where Pen Number identifies the pen's slot number and Color is a PC_IDX_-prefixed color identifier. Following are example pen descriptions:


PlotPenData {1, PC_IDX_WHITE}
PlotPenData {2, PC_IDX_BLACK}
PlotPenData {3, PC_IDX_RED}

Form Descriptions

Each form description must have the following format:

FormInfo {"Form Description", Width, Length, Left Margin, Top Margin, Right Margin, Bottom Margin}

where Form Description is a string describing the form, Width and Length specify the form size in 1/1000 mm units, and the margins are also specified in 1/1000 mm units. Following are three examples:


FormInfo {"Roll Paper 24 in",    609600,      0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
FormInfo {"ANSI A 8.5 x 11 in",  215900, 279400, 0, 0, 0, 0}
FormInfo {"ISO A4 210 x 297 mm", 210000, 297000, 0, 0, 0, 0}

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