foo2ddst - Man Page
Convert Ghostscript pbmraw into a DDST printer stream
Synopsis
foo2ddst [options] <pbmraw-file >ddst-file
Description
foo2ddst converts Ghostscript pbmraw to monochrome DDST streams, for driving the Ricoh Aficio SP 112, the Ricoh Aficio SP 201, and other DDST-based printers.
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.
- -d duplex
Duplex code to send to printer [1].
1 off 2 long edge 3 short edge - -g xpixxypix
Set page dimensions in pixels [5100x6600].
- -m media
Media code to send to printer [1].
Media Code plain&recycled 1 paper 2 thin 3 thick 4 recycled 5 - -p paper
Paper code to send to printer [1].
1 letter 5 A4 2 legal 6 A5 3 executive 7 A6 4 invoice(5.5x8.5) 8 B5 JIS 10 16k 197x273 11 16k 184x260 12 16k 195x270 - -n copies
Number of copies [1].
- -r xresxyres
Set device resolution in pixels/inch [600x600].
- -s source
Source (InputSlot) code to send to printer [7].
1 tray 1 2 manual - -t
Draft mode. Every other pixel is white.
- -T density
Print density (1-5). The default is 3 (medium).
- -J filename
Filename string to send to printer.
- -U username
Username string to send to printer.
Printer Tweaking Options
These are the options used to customize the operation of foo2ddst 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 foo2ddst.
- -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 DDST stream:
gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE -sPAPERSIZE=letter -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps | foo2ddst -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p1 >testpage.zm
Files
/usr/bin/foo2ddst
See Also
foo2ddst-wrapper(1), ddstdecode(1)
https://github.com/madlynx/ricoh-sp100
Author
Rick Richardson <rick.richardson@comcast.net>
http://foo2ddst.rkkda.com/
Referenced By
ddstdecode(1), foo2ddst-wrapper(1).