foo2slx - Man Page
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
Author
Rick Richardson <rick.richardson@comcast.net>
http://foo2slx.rkkda.com/
Referenced By
foo2slx-wrapper(1), slxdecode(1).