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From: gillies@noao.UUCP (Kim Gillies X246)
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Subject: Programming question.
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Date: Mon, 6-Jan-86 13:58:24 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan  6 13:58:24 1986
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 	I am working on an application that has a freehand drawing tool
	similar to the pencil in MacPaint.  The difference is that I would
	like to be able to draw other than solid lines.  For instance, the
	line might me made up of a "line pattern" of two dashes and a dot
	repeated over and over for the length of the line.  I realize that 
	a clever pen pattern can be used to make grids and other special 
	cases but I'm not sure if a pen pattern will work in the general
	case.  My experience is that pen patterns are not the answer.
	I am wondering if this sort of thing can be done.  Please mail any
	suggestions.  I have a few ideas, but none is a simple answer.