foo2slx-wrapper
Convert Postscript into a SLX printer stream
see also :
foo2slx - slxdecode
Synopsis
foo2slx-wrapper
[options] [ps-file]
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examples
Create a monochrome ZjStream from a Postscript document, examine
it, and then print it using a RAW print queue:
foo2slx-wrapper testpage.ps > testpage.zm
slxdecode < testpage.zm
lpr -P raw testpage.zm
Create a color ZjStream stream from a Postscript document:
foo2slx-wrapper -c testpage.ps > testpage.zc
description
foo2slx-wrapper
is a Foomatic compatible printer wrapper for the
foo2slx printer driver. This script reads a
Postscript ps-file or standard input and converts it
to Software Imaging K.K. SLX printer format for driving the
Lexmark C500 network color laser printer and other SLX-based
printers.
This script can
be used in a standalone fashion, but is intended to be
called from a printer spooler system which uses the Foomatic
printer database.
command line options
Normal Options
These are the options used to select the parameters of a print
job that are usually controlled on a per job basis.
-c
Print in color (else monochrome).
-m media
Media code to send to printer [0].
-p paper
Paper size code to send to printer [6].
-n copies
Number of copies [1].
-r xresxyres
Set device resolution in pixels/inch [1200x600].
-s source
Source (Input Slot) code to send to printer [0].
-2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -8 -9 -10 -12 -14 -15 -16 -18
Print in N-up. Requires the psutils package.
-o orient
Orientation used for N-up.
Printer Tweaking Options
These are the options used to customize the operation of
foo2slx for a particular printer.
-u xoffxyoff
Set the offset of the start of the printable region from the
upper left corner, in pixels [varies with paper size]. The
defaults should work on the 2200DL and 2300DL, and have not been
tested on any other printers.
-l xoffxyoff
Set the offset of the end of the printable region from the lower
right corner, in pixels [varies with paper size]. The defaults
should work on the 2200DL and 2300DL, and have not been tested on
any other printers.
-L mask
Send the logical clipping values from -u/-l in the ZjStream.
foo2slx-wrapper always runs Ghostscript with the ideal
page dimensions, so that the scale of the image is correct,
regardless whether or not the printer has unprintable regions.
This option is used to move the position of the clipped image
back to where it belongs on the page. The default is to send the
amount which was clipped by -u and -l, and should be good in most
cases.
Color Tweaking Options
These are the options used to control the quality of color
output. Color correction is currently a WORK IN PROGRESS.
-g gsopts
Additional options to pass to Ghostscript, such as
-g“-dDITHERPPI=nnn”, etc. This option may appear more than once.
-G profile.icm
Convert profile.icm to a Postscript color rendering
dictionary (CRD) using foo2zjs-icc2ps and adjust the
printer colors by using the Postscript setcolorrendering
operator. (WORK IN PROGRESS).
-G gamma-file.ps
Prepend gamma-file.ps to the Postscript input to perform
color correction using the setcolortransfer Postscript
operator. For example, the file might contain:
{0.333 exp} {0.333 exp} {0.333 exp} {0.333 exp} setcolortransfer
-I intent
Select profile intent from the ICM file. 0=Perceptual,
1=Colorimetric, 2=Saturation, 3=Absolute. Default is 0
(perceptual).
Debugging Options
These options are used for debugging foo2slx and its
wrapper.
-S plane
Output just a single color plane from a color print and print it
on the black plane. The default is to output all color planes.
-D level
Set Debug level [0].
files
/usr/bin/foo2slx-wrapper
see also
foo2slx ,
slxdecode
author
Rick Richardson
<rick.richardson[:at:]comcast[:dot:]net>
http://foo2slx.rkkda.com/