foo2lava - Man Page
Convert Ghostscript pbmraw or bitcmyk format into a LAVAFLOW or a OPL printer stream
Synopsis
foo2lava [options] <pbmraw-file >lava-file
foo2lava [options] <bitcmyk-file >lava-file
foo2lava [options] <pksmraw-file >lava-file
Description
foo2lava converts Ghostscript pbmraw, bitcmyk, or pksmraw output formats to monochrome or color LAVAFLOW or OPL streams, for driving the Konica Minolta magicolor 2530 DL network color laser printer, the Konica Minolta magicolor 2480/2480 MF AIO printer, and other Zenographics-based LAVAFLOW 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.
- -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 [0].
Media 2530DL plain 0 transparency 4 thick stock 20 envelope 22 letterhead 23 postcard 25 labels 26 recycled 27 - -p paper
Paper code to send to printer [2].
1 executive 25 A5 2 letter 26 A4 3 legal 45 B5jis 80 env Monarch 65 B5iso 81 env #10 90 env DL 91 env C5 92 env C6 835 4x6" photo 837 10x15cm photo - -n copies
Number of copies [1].
- -r xresxyres
Set device resolution in pixels/inch [1200x600].
- -s source
Source (InputSlot) code to send to printer [255].
1 Tray 1 255 auto 4 Tray 2 - -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 foo2lava 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 LAVAFLOW stream [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.
- -z model
Model. The default is [0].
model protocol Description 0 LAVAFLOW magicolor 2490 MF 0 LAVAFLOW magicolor 2530 DL 1 OPL magicolor 2480 MF 2 LAVAFLOW magicolor 1600W 2 LAVAFLOW magicolor 1680MF 2 LAVAFLOW magicolor 1690MF
Debugging Options
These options are used for debugging foo2lava.
- -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 LAVAFLOW stream:
gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE -sPAPERSIZE=letter -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps | foo2lava -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p1 >testpage.zm
Create a color LAVAFLOW stream:
gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE -sPAPERSIZE=letter -g10200x6600 -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=bitcmyk -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps | foo2lava -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p1 >testpage.zc
Files
/usr/bin/foo2lava
See Also
Author
Rick Richardson <rick.richardson@comcast.com>
http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/
Referenced By
foo2lava-wrapper(1), lavadecode(1).