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> Well, the \dT documentation used to show line as two points, so I
> assumed that was how it was specified.

Hmm. And it seems I entered it a few years ago ;)

Cut and paste error. At that time the line type was defined but has
never had the i/o routines enabled.

> No one likes entering an equation.  Two points seems the simplest.

That it does.

                     - Thomas