Comment 27 for bug 1409568

Use different colours with the inkscap pallet at the bottom of inkscape.
Then export as hpgl.

On 31 Mar 2017 12:29 pm, "Andrew Smith" <email address hidden> wrote:

> So I'm working with a Roland DXY 1150A with Inkscape, so far, i'm only
> managing to plot one pen - I'm not actually seeing any options to use a
> palette or allow multi-pen options.
>
> Is there something I'm missing, or need to activate or install to get
> this working?
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1409568
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> Title:
> Multiple pens for hpgl map pen to colour
>
> Status in Inkscape:
> Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> This patch maps the colours used from a custom inkscape pallet to an 8
> pen 1980's style plotter. its does this by mapping colours to a pen.
> Its modifies a few files including hpgl_enclode.py hpgl_output.pl
> hpgl_output.ink. More options have been added to the dialogue save
> box. when saving a hpgl file. The original pen select option is still
> there but when 0 is selected then multiple pens are used, according to
> the colours that have been used in the drawing. I have attached a test
> file also. colour-test.svg that will draw a line with each pen in
> order from bottom to top.
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