1foo2slx(1)                  General Commands Manual                 foo2slx(1)
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NAME

8       foo2slx  -  Convert  Ghostscript  pbmraw  or  bitcmyk format into a SLX
9       printer stream
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SYNOPSIS

12       foo2slx [options] <pbmraw-file >slx-file
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14       foo2slx [options] <bitcmyk-file >slx-file
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16       foo2slx [options] <pksmraw-file >slx-file
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DESCRIPTION

19       foo2slx converts Ghostscript pbmraw, bitcmyk, or pksmraw output formats
20       to  monochrome  or color SLX streams, for driving the Lexmark C500 net‐
21       work color laser printer and other SLZ-based printers.  The SLX  stream
22       is a variant of ZjStream produced by Software Imaging K.K.
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COMMAND LINE OPTIONS

26   Normal Options
27       These are the options used to select the parameters of a print job that
28       are usually controlled on a per job basis.
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30       -c     Force color mode if autodetect doesn't work.
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32       -g xpixxypix
33              Set page dimensions in pixels [10200x6600].
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36              Media code to send to printer [0].
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38              ───────────────────────
39              Media          SLX
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41              plain           0
42              transparency    1
43              labels          2
44              thick1          3
45              envelope1       4
46              thin            5
47              thick2          6
48              envelope2       7
49              middle          8
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52       -p paper
53              Paper code to send to printer [6].
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55              ┌───────────────┬─────────────┐
56              │ 6   letter    │  2   A4     │
57              │ 9   legal     │  4   B5     │
58              │ 8   executive │  5   B5iso  │
59              │10   env #10   │ 11   env DL │
60              └───────────────┴─────────────┘
61       -n copies
62              Number of copies [1].
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64       -r xresxyres
65              Set device resolution in pixels/inch [1200x600].
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68              Source (InputSlot) code to send to printer [0].
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70              │0   auto │ 1   cassette1
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72   Printer Tweaking Options
73       These are the options used to customize the operation of foo2slx for  a
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76       -u xoffxyoff
77              Set the offset of the start of the printable region from the up‐
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81              Set the offset of the end of the printable region from the lower
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85              Send  logical  clipping amounts implied by -u/-l in the ZjStream
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88              0   don't send any logical clipping amounts
89              1   only send Y clipping amount
90              2   only send X clipping amount
91              3   send both X and Y clipping amounts
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93       -A     AllIsBlack: convert C=1,M=1,Y=1 to just K=1.  Works with bitcmyk
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96       -B     BlackClears:  K=1  forces  C,M,Y to 0.  Works with bitcmyk input
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101              These options are used for debugging foo2slx.
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103       -S plane
104              Output just a single color plane from a color print and print it
105              on the black plane.  The default is to output all color planes.
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107              1   Cyan
108              2   Magenta
109              3   Yellow
110              4   Black
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113              Set Debug level [0].
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EXAMPLES

117       Create a black and white SLX stream:
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119              gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
120                  -sPAPERSIZE=letter -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw
121                  -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
122              | foo2slx -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p1 >testpage.zm
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126              gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
127                  -sPAPERSIZE=letter -g10200x6600 -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=bitcmyk
128                  -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
129              | foo2slx -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p1 >testpage.zc
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FILES

133       /usr/bin/foo2slx
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SEE ALSO

136       foo2slx-wrapper(1), slxdecode(1)
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AUTHOR

139       Rick Richardson <rick.richardson@comcast.net>
140       http://foo2slx.rkkda.com/
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