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NAME

foo2hp - 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.

Bits per plane if autodetect doesn't work (1 or 2) [1].
Force color mode if autodetect doesn't work.
Duplex code to send to printer [1].
1 off 2 long edge 3 short edge
Set page dimensions in pixels [10200x6600].
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
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
Number of copies [1].
Set device resolution in pixels/inch [600x600].
Source (InputSlot) code to send to printer [7].
1 tray 2 7 auto
2 tray 1
Draft mode. Every other pixel is white.
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 foo2hp 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
Alignment of CMYK in rows. The default is 0,0,0,0.
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.
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.
Add extra zero padding to the end of BID segments. The default is 16 bytes.

Debugging Options

These options are used for debugging foo2hp.

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 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

foo2hp2600-wrapper(1), zjsdecode(1)

AUTHOR

Rick Richardson <rick.richardson@comcast.net>
http://foo2hp.rkkda.com/

Sat Apr 27 07:32:30 2024 foo2hp 0.0