As far as I know it is because in a HPGL file the characters are not described using their ASCII value but as a bunch of vectors. So it will always be difficult to see the difference between the character A and three lines drawn in a way that they resemble the character A. Thibaud
... >I myself tested the results of my 2 little programs with AutoCAD (for dxf) >and Printgl (for hpgl). These programs are using different letters and so it >seems nearly impossible to get the same type and size of letters and >numerals. I suppose that these different programs haven't installed the same >styles. Or does anybody know the real reason??? ... ----------------------------------------------------------------- Thibaud Taudin-Chabot 52°18'19.85" North 04°51'09.45" East home email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (attachments max. 500kB; for larger attachments contact me first)