added info about multiple pen feature in gui

(bzr r14055)

2 files changed, 21 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/share/extensions/hpgl_output.inx b/share/extensions/hpgl_output.inx
index bfb3e3567..7fa900dc8 100644
--- a/share/extensions/hpgl_output.inx
+++ b/share/extensions/hpgl_output.inx
@@ -22,14 +22,16 @@
       </param>
       <param name="mirrorX" type="boolean" _gui-text="Mirror X axis" _gui-description="Check this to mirror the X axis (Default: Unchecked)">false</param>
       <param name="mirrorY" type="boolean" _gui-text="Mirror Y axis" _gui-description="Check this to mirror the Y axis (Default: Unchecked)">false</param>
-      <param name="center"  type="boolean" _gui-text="Center zero point" _gui-description="Check this if your plotter uses a centered zero point (Default: Unchecked)">false</param>
+      <param name="center" type="boolean" _gui-text="Center zero point" _gui-description="Check this if your plotter uses a centered zero point (Default: Unchecked)">false</param>
+      <param name="space" type="description">&#xa0;</param>
+      <_param name="multiplePensHelp" type="description">If you want to use multiple pens on your pen plotter create one layer for each pen, name the layers "Pen 1", "Pen 2", etc., and put your drawings in the corresponding layers. This overrules the pen number option above.</_param>
     </page>
     <page name="overcutToolOffset" _gui-text="Plot Features ">
-      <param name="overcut"    type="float" min="0.0" max="100.0" precision="2" _gui-text="Overcut (mm):" _gui-description="The distance in mm that will be cut over the starting point of the path to prevent open paths, set to 0.0 to omit command (Default: 1.00)">1.00</param>
-      <param name="toolOffset" type="float" min="0.0" max="20.0"  precision="2" _gui-text="Tool offset (mm):" _gui-description="The offset from the tool tip to the tool axis in mm, set to 0.0 to omit command (Default: 0.25)">0.25</param>
-      <param name="precut"     type="boolean" _gui-text="Use precut" _gui-description="Check this to cut a small line before the real drawing starts to correctly align the tool orientation. (Default: Checked)">true</param>
-      <param name="flat"       type="float" min="0.1" max="10.0"  precision="1" _gui-text="Curve flatness:" _gui-description="Curves are divided into lines, this number controls how fine the curves will be reproduced, the smaller the finer (Default: '1.2')">1.2</param>
-      <param name="autoAlign"  type="boolean" _gui-text="Auto align" _gui-description="Check this to auto align the drawing to the zero point (Plus the tool offset if used). If unchecked you have to make sure that all parts of your drawing are within the document border! (Default: Checked)">true</param>
+      <param name="overcut" type="float" min="0.0" max="100.0" precision="2" _gui-text="Overcut (mm):" _gui-description="The distance in mm that will be cut over the starting point of the path to prevent open paths, set to 0.0 to omit command (Default: 1.00)">1.00</param>
+      <param name="toolOffset" type="float" min="0.0" max="20.0" precision="2" _gui-text="Tool offset (mm):" _gui-description="The offset from the tool tip to the tool axis in mm, set to 0.0 to omit command (Default: 0.25)">0.25</param>
+      <param name="precut" type="boolean" _gui-text="Use precut" _gui-description="Check this to cut a small line before the real drawing starts to correctly align the tool orientation. (Default: Checked)">true</param>
+      <param name="flat" type="float" min="0.1" max="10.0" precision="1" _gui-text="Curve flatness:" _gui-description="Curves are divided into lines, this number controls how fine the curves will be reproduced, the smaller the finer (Default: '1.2')">1.2</param>
+      <param name="autoAlign" type="boolean" _gui-text="Auto align" _gui-description="Check this to auto align the drawing to the zero point (Plus the tool offset if used). If unchecked you have to make sure that all parts of your drawing are within the document border! (Default: Checked)">true</param>
     </page>
   </param>
   <_param name="settingsHelp" type="description">All these settings depend on the plotter you use, for more information please consult the manual or homepage for your plotter.</_param>
diff --git a/share/extensions/plotter.inx b/share/extensions/plotter.inx
index cc916fe08..17b2ff185 100644
--- a/share/extensions/plotter.inx
+++ b/share/extensions/plotter.inx
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@
     <page name="plotter" _gui-text="Plotter Settings ">
       <param name="resolutionX" type="float" min="1.0" max="4096.0" precision="1" _gui-text="Resolution X (dpi):" _gui-description="The amount of steps the plotter moves if it moves for 1 inch on the X axis (Default: 1016.0)">1016.0</param>
       <param name="resolutionY" type="float" min="1.0" max="4096.0" precision="1" _gui-text="Resolution Y (dpi):" _gui-description="The amount of steps the plotter moves if it moves for 1 inch on the Y axis (Default: 1016.0)">1016.0</param>
-      <param name="pen"         type="int"   min="0"   max="99"    _gui-text="Pen number:" _gui-description="The number of the pen (tool) to use (Standard: '1')">1</param>
-      <param name="force"       type="int"   min="0"   max="1000"  _gui-text="Pen force (g):" _gui-description="The amount of force pushing down the pen in grams, set to 0 to omit command; most plotters ignore this command (Default: 0)">0</param>
-      <param name="speed"       type="int"   min="0"   max="10000" _gui-text="Pen speed (cm/s or mm/s):" _gui-description="The speed the pen will move with in centimeters or millimeters per second (depending on your plotter model), set to 0 to omit command. Most plotters ignore this command. (Default: 0)">0</param>
+      <param name="pen" type="int" min="0" max="99" _gui-text="Pen number:" _gui-description="The number of the pen (tool) to use (Standard: '1')">1</param>
+      <param name="force" type="int" min="0" max="1000" _gui-text="Pen force (g):" _gui-description="The amount of force pushing down the pen in grams, set to 0 to omit command; most plotters ignore this command (Default: 0)">0</param>
+      <param name="speed" type="int" min="0" max="10000" _gui-text="Pen speed (cm/s or mm/s):" _gui-description="The speed the pen will move with in centimeters or millimeters per second (depending on your plotter model), set to 0 to omit command. Most plotters ignore this command. (Default: 0)">0</param>
       <param name="orientation" type="enum" _gui-text="Rotation (°, clockwise):" _gui-description="Rotation of the drawing (Default: 0°)">
         <item value="0">0</item>
         <item value="90">90</item>
@@ -76,16 +76,18 @@
       </param>
       <param name="mirrorX" type="boolean" _gui-text="Mirror X axis" _gui-description="Check this to mirror the X axis (Default: Unchecked)">false</param>
       <param name="mirrorY" type="boolean" _gui-text="Mirror Y axis" _gui-description="Check this to mirror the Y axis (Default: Unchecked)">false</param>
-      <param name="center"  type="boolean" _gui-text="Center zero point" _gui-description="Check this if your plotter uses a centered zero point (Default: Unchecked)">false</param>
+      <param name="center" type="boolean" _gui-text="Center zero point" _gui-description="Check this if your plotter uses a centered zero point (Default: Unchecked)">false</param>
+      <param name="space" type="description">&#xa0;</param>
+      <_param name="multiplePensHelp" type="description">If you want to use multiple pens on your pen plotter create one layer for each pen, name the layers "Pen 1", "Pen 2", etc., and put your drawings in the corresponding layers. This overrules the pen number option above.</_param>
     </page>
     <page name="misc" _gui-text="Plot Features ">
-      <param name="overcut"    type="float" min="0.0" max="100.0" precision="2" _gui-text="Overcut (mm):" _gui-description="The distance in mm that will be cut over the starting point of the path to prevent open paths, set to 0.0 to omit command (Default: 1.00)">1.00</param>
-      <param name="toolOffset" type="float" min="0.0" max="20.0"  precision="2" _gui-text="Tool offset (mm):" _gui-description="The offset from the tool tip to the tool axis in mm, set to 0.0 to omit command (Default: 0.25)">0.25</param>
-      <param name="precut"     type="boolean" _gui-text="Use precut" _gui-description="Check this to cut a small line before the real drawing starts to correctly align the tool orientation. (Default: Checked)">true</param>
-      <param name="flat"       type="float" min="0.1" max="10.0"  precision="1" _gui-text="Curve flatness:" _gui-description="Curves are divided into lines, this number controls how fine the curves will be reproduced, the smaller the finer (Default: '1.2')">1.2</param>
-      <param name="autoAlign"  type="boolean" _gui-text="Auto align" _gui-description="Check this to auto align the drawing to the zero point (Plus the tool offset if used). If unchecked you have to make sure that all parts of your drawing are within the document border! (Default: Checked)">true</param>
-      <param name="space"      type="description">&#xa0;</param>
-      <param name="debug"      type="boolean" _gui-text="Show debug information" _gui-description="Check this to get verbose information about the plot without actually sending something to the plotter (A.k.a. data dump) (Default: Unchecked)">false</param>
+      <param name="overcut" type="float" min="0.0" max="100.0" precision="2" _gui-text="Overcut (mm):" _gui-description="The distance in mm that will be cut over the starting point of the path to prevent open paths, set to 0.0 to omit command (Default: 1.00)">1.00</param>
+      <param name="toolOffset" type="float" min="0.0" max="20.0" precision="2" _gui-text="Tool offset (mm):" _gui-description="The offset from the tool tip to the tool axis in mm, set to 0.0 to omit command (Default: 0.25)">0.25</param>
+      <param name="precut" type="boolean" _gui-text="Use precut" _gui-description="Check this to cut a small line before the real drawing starts to correctly align the tool orientation. (Default: Checked)">true</param>
+      <param name="flat" type="float" min="0.1" max="10.0" precision="1" _gui-text="Curve flatness:" _gui-description="Curves are divided into lines, this number controls how fine the curves will be reproduced, the smaller the finer (Default: '1.2')">1.2</param>
+      <param name="autoAlign" type="boolean" _gui-text="Auto align" _gui-description="Check this to auto align the drawing to the zero point (Plus the tool offset if used). If unchecked you have to make sure that all parts of your drawing are within the document border! (Default: Checked)">true</param>
+      <param name="space" type="description">&#xa0;</param>
+      <param name="debug" type="boolean" _gui-text="Show debug information" _gui-description="Check this to get verbose information about the plot without actually sending something to the plotter (A.k.a. data dump) (Default: Unchecked)">false</param>
     </page>
   </param>
   <_param name="settingsHelp" type="description">All these settings depend on the plotter you use, for more information please consult the manual or homepage for your plotter.</_param>