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NAME

foo2ddst - 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.

Duplex code to send to printer [1].
1 off 2 long edge 3 short edge
Set page dimensions in pixels [5100x6600].
Media code to send to printer [1].
Media Code
plain&recycled 1
paper 2
thin 3
thick 4
recycled 5
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
Number of copies [1].
Set device resolution in pixels/inch [600x600].
Source (InputSlot) code to send to printer [7].
1 tray 1 2 manual
Draft mode. Every other pixel is white.
Print density (1-5). The default is 3 (medium).
Filename string to send to printer.
Username string to send to printer.

Printer Tweaking Options

These are the options used to customize the operation of foo2ddst for a particular printer.

Set the offset of the start of the printable region from the upper left corner, in pixels [0x0].
Set the offset of the end of the printable region from the lower right corner, in pixels [0x0].
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
AllIsBlack: convert C=1,M=1,Y=1 to just K=1. Works with bitcmyk input only.
BlackClears: K=1 forces C,M,Y to 0. Works with bitcmyk input only.

Debugging Options

These options are used for debugging foo2ddst.

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
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/

Thu Sep 02 12:45:45 2021 foo2ddst 0.0