Brother HL-Series Technical Reference Manual page 339

Revision C 16/01/96
PA - Plot Absolute
PA [X, Y [,...]] [;]
X ; X coordinate of the cursor movement destination
Y ; Y coordinate of the cursor movement destination
• X and Y are absolute values in user units or graphics units.
• Moves the cursor to the specified coordinates.
• Plots a straight line only when the pen is down.
• When scaling has been performed, the values for X and Y are integer numbers.
• When there is no scaling, the cursor is moved by absolute coordinates in graphics units.
• When there is no scaling, the coordinate values for X and Y are integer numbers.
Current position
10 '*** PAEX1 ***
20 LPRINT "IN;SP1;"
30 LPRINT "PA2000,6000;PD0,6000,2000,7500,2000,6000;PU2500,6000;"
40 LPRINT "PAPD4500,6000,2500,7500,2500,6000;PU10365,500;"
50 END
<Sample 62>
10 ' *** PAEX2 ***
20 LPRINT "IN;SP1;SC0,100,0,100;"
30 LPRINT "PA50,30;PD25,30,50,50,50,30;PU55,30;"
40 LPRINT "PAPD80,30,55,50,55,30,PU;"
50 END
<Sample 63>
(X1, Y1)
(X2,Y2)
(X3, Y3)
Chapter 9 "HP-GL" 12
(Xn, Yn)