1foo2xqx(1) General Commands Manual foo2xqx(1)
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8 foo2xqx - Convert Ghostscript pbmraw into a XQX printer stream
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11 foo2xqx [options] <pbmraw-file >xqx-file
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14 foo2xqx converts Ghostscript pbmraw to monochrome XQX streams, for
15 driving the HP LaserJet P1005/P1006/P1007/P1008, the HP LaserJet P1505,
16 the HP LaserJet P2014, the HP LaserJet M1005 MFP, the HP LaserJet M1120
17 MFP, the HP LaserJet Pro M1132s MFP, the HP LaserJet Pro M1212nf MFP,
18 and other XQX-based printers.
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22 Normal Options
23 These are the options used to select the parameters of a print job that
24 are usually controlled on a per job basis.
25 -d duplex
27 Duplex code to send to printer [1].
28 │ │ │
29 │1 off │ 2 long edge │ 3 short edge
30 -g xpixxypix
32 Set page dimensions in pixels [10200x6600].
33 -m media
35 Media code to send to printer [1].
36 ─────────────────────────
38 Media M1005
39 ─────────────────────────
40 standard 1
41 transparency 2
42 envelope 257
43 letterhead 259
44 thick 261
45 postcard 262
46 labels 263
47 -p paper
49 Paper code to send to printer [1].
50 ┌──────────────────┬───────────────────┐
52 │ 1 letter │ 9 A4 │
53 │ 5 legal │ 11 A5 │
54 │ 7 executive │ 13 B5 │
55 │ 20 env #10 │ 27 env DL │
56 │ 28 env C5 │ 34 env B5 │
57 │ 37 env Monarch │ 257 16k 197x273 │
58 │263 16k 184x260 │ 264 16k 195x270 │
59 └──────────────────┴───────────────────┘
60 -n copies
61 Number of copies [1].
62 -r xresxyres
64 Set device resolution in pixels/inch [1200x600].
65 -s source
67 Source (InputSlot) code to send to printer [7].
68 ┌──────────┬────────────┐
70 │1 upper │ 4 manual │
71 │2 lower │ 7 auto │
72 └──────────┴────────────┘
73 -t Draft mode. Every other pixel is white.
74 -T density
76 Print density (1-5). The default is 3 (medium).
77 -J filename
79 Filename string to send to printer.
80 -U username
82 Username string to send to printer.
83 Printer Tweaking Options
85 These are the options used to customize the operation of foo2xqx for a
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87 -u xoffxyoff
89 Set the offset of the start of the printable region from the up‐
90 per left corner, in pixels [0x0].
91 -l xoffxyoff
93 Set the offset of the end of the printable region from the lower
94 right corner, in pixels [0x0].
95 -L mask
97 Send logical clipping amounts implied by -u/-l in the ZjStream
98 [3].
99 0 don't send any logical clipping amounts
101 1 only send Y clipping amount
102 2 only send X clipping amount
103 3 send both X and Y clipping amounts
104 -A AllIsBlack: convert C=1,M=1,Y=1 to just K=1. Works with bitcmyk
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107 -B BlackClears: K=1 forces C,M,Y to 0. Works with bitcmyk input
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110 Debugging Options
112 These options are used for debugging foo2xqx.
113 -S plane
115 Output just a single color plane from a color print and print it
116 on the black plane. The default is to output all color planes.
117 1 Cyan
119 2 Magenta
120 3 Yellow
121 4 Black
122 -D level
124 Set Debug level [0].
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128 Create a black and white XQX stream:
129 gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
131 -sPAPERSIZE=letter -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw
132 -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
133 | foo2xqx -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p1 >testpage.zm
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137 /usr/bin/foo2xqx
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140 foo2xqx-wrapper(1), xqxdecode(1)
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143 Rick Richardson <rick.richardson@comcast.net>
144 http://foo2xqx.rkkda.com/
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