foo2hp - Man Page
Convert Ghostscript pbmraw or bitcmyk format into a ZJS printer stream
Synopsis
foo2hp [options] <pbmraw-file >zjs-file
foo2hp [options] <bitcmyk-file >zjs-file
foo2hp [options] <cups-file >zjs-file
Description
foo2hp converts Ghostscript pbmraw, bitcmyk, or cups output formats to monochrome or color ZJS streams, for driving the Hewlett-Packard 2600n color laser printer and other Zenographics-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.
- -b bits
Bits per plane if autodetect doesn't work (1 or 2) [1].
- -c
Force color mode if autodetect doesn't work.
- -d duplex
Duplex code to send to printer [1].
1 off 2 long edge 3 short edge - -g xpixxypix
Set page dimensions in pixels [10200x6600].
- -m media
Media code to send to printer [1].
Media HPLJ 2600n plain 1 preprinted 514 letterhead 513 transparency 2 prepunched 515 labels 265 bond 260 recycled 516 color 512 tough 276 envelope 267 light 258 heavy 262 cardstock 261 lightglossy 268 glossy 269 heavyglossy 270 cover 277 photo 278 - -p paper
Paper code to send to printer [1].
1 letter 9 A4 5 legal 11 A5 7 executive 13 B5jis 20 env #10 27 env DL 28 env C5 34 env B5 37 env Monarch - -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 2 7 auto 2 tray 1 - -t
Draft mode. Every other pixel is white.
- -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 foo2hp 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 - -O c,m,y,k
Alignment of CMYK in rows. The default is 0,0,0,0.
- -P
Do not send START_PLANE codes on monochrome output. May be needed by some black and white only printers, such as the HP LaserJet 1000.
- -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.
- -X padlen
Add extra zero padding to the end of BID segments. The default is 16 bytes.
Debugging Options
These options are used for debugging foo2hp.
- -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 ZJS stream:
gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE -sPAPERSIZE=letter -r600x600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps | foo2hp -r600x600 -g5100x6600 -p1 >testpage.zm
Create a color ZJS stream:
gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE -sPAPERSIZE=letter -g5100x6600 -r600x600 -sDEVICE=bitcmyk -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps | foo2hp -r600x600 -g5100x6600 -p1 >testpage.zc
Files
/usr/bin/foo2hp
See Also
Author
Rick Richardson <rick.richardson@comcast.net>
http://foo2hp.rkkda.com/