foo2slx(1)
NAME
foo2slx - Convert Ghostscript pbmraw or bitcmyk format into a SLX
printer stream
SYNOPSIS
foo2slx [options] <pbmraw-file >slx-file foo2slx [options] <bitcmyk-file >slx-file foo2slx [options] <pksmraw-file >slx-file
DESCRIPTION
foo2slx converts Ghostscript pbmraw, bitcmyk, or pksmraw output formats
to monochrome or color SLX streams, for driving the Lexmark C500 network color laser printer and other SLZ-based printers. The SLX stream
is a variant of ZjStream produced by Software Imaging K.K.
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 Force color mode if autodetect doesn't work.
- -g xpixxypix
Set page dimensions in pixels [10200x6600].
- -m media
Media code to send to printer [0].-----------------------Media SLX
-----------------------plain 0
transparency 1
labels 2
thick1 3
envelope1 4
thin 5
thick2 6
envelope2 7
middle 8
special 9 - -p paper
Paper code to send to printer [6].+---------------+-------------+
| 6 letter | 2 A4 |
| 9 legal | 4 B5 |
| 8 executive | 5 B5iso |
|10 env #10 | 11 env DL |
+---------------+-------------+ - -n copies
Number of copies [1].
- -r xresxyres
Set device resolution in pixels/inch [1200x600].
- -s source
Source (InputSlot) code to send to printer [0].
| |
|0 auto | 1 cassette1 - 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 [0x0].
- -l xoffxyoff
Set the offset of the end of the printable region from the lower right corner, in pixels [0x0].
- -L mask
Send logical clipping amounts implied by -u/-l in the ZjStream [3].0 don't send any logical clipping amounts
1 only send Y clipping amount
2 only send X clipping amount
3 send both X and Y clipping amounts - -A AllIsBlack: convert C=1,M=1,Y=1 to just K=1. Works with bitcmyk
input only.
- -B BlackClears: K=1 forces C,M,Y to 0. Works with bitcmyk input
only.
- Debugging Options
These options are used for debugging foo2slx.
- -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.1 Cyan
2 Magenta
3 Yellow
4 Black - -D level
Set Debug level [0].
EXAMPLES
- Create a black and white SLX stream:
- gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
-sPAPERSIZE=letter -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw
-sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps - | foo2slx -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p1 >testpage.zm
- Create a color SLX stream:
gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE-sPAPERSIZE=letter -g10200x6600 -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=bitcmyk -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps- | foo2slx -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p1 >testpage.zc
FILES
/usr/bin/foo2slx
SEE ALSO
foo2slx-wrapper(1), slxdecode(1)
AUTHOR
Rick Richardson <rick.richardson@comcast.net>