At 10:05 2/20/98 +1030, you wrote:
>What about a different approach to the schematics problem.
>
>How about a viewer application that would allow us to view, pan, zoom and
>print out the schematics straight from a web browser?

People!!! I found this really wonderful plug-in for Netscape!
If you use HPGL, you gotta check this out!!! It works great!!
Rotate, crop, zoom, pen colors and sizes!
Prints to Windows printers!

If you hate PrintGL and such, be sure to check this out!

From the README.TXT:
The WEBPlotter  is a  Netscape or MSIE plugin  module intended  for
displaying the HP-GL/2 or HP-GL files on your WEB pages. It  enables
you  to  publish  your  plotter  drawings  on  Internet  or  on your
Intranet.

System Requirements:
Windows 95 or Windows NT.
Netscape Navigator 2.0 or higher or MS Internet Explorer 3.0  or higher.

For more information go to WEBPlotter home page at
http://www.czechia.com/anovy/splug.htm

Any question? E-mail to anovy@mbox.vol.cz

Alexandr Novy
Havlickova 2209
390 02 Tabor
Czech Republic
Internet: anovy@mbox.vol.cz
          http://www.czechia.com/anovy

-dn