The attached plug-in offers a temporary solution to the hatching problem.
Create a suitably sized dummy fill bitmap (my chosen method is to use Plug-ins > Bitmap Effects > Resize on the default bitmap in the Bitmap Gallery, which also converts it to 24-bit) and apply the Hatcher plug-in. Choose a size that is a whole multiple of the line spacing you want so that it will tile correctly (a good general purpose size is 60 x 60, which is divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30 & 60).
Set the horizontal and vertical spacing on the sliders, using 0 if you want no lines in that direction. AFAIK there's no way to contone a bitmap fill, so you can set the line colour on three sliders.
Tip: to create 45° hatching, rotate the filled shape through 45° while holding down the "-" key, then rotate it back normally.
Comments and suggestions are welcome
Regards - Sean
[This message was edited by Sean Sedwards on December 08, 2000 at 11:24 AM.]
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