1foo2slx(1) General Commands Manual foo2slx(1)
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8 foo2slx - Convert Ghostscript pbmraw or bitcmyk format into a SLX
9 printer stream
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12 foo2slx [options] <pbmraw-file >slx-file
13 foo2slx [options] <bitcmyk-file >slx-file
15 foo2slx [options] <pksmraw-file >slx-file
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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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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.
29 -c Force color mode if autodetect doesn't work.
31 -g xpixxypix
33 Set page dimensions in pixels [10200x6600].
34 -m media
36 Media code to send to printer [0].
37 ───────────────────────
39 Media SLX
40 ───────────────────────
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
50 special 9
51 -p paper
53 Paper code to send to printer [6].
54 ┌───────────────┬─────────────┐
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].
63 -r xresxyres
65 Set device resolution in pixels/inch [1200x600].
66 -s source
68 Source (InputSlot) code to send to printer [0].
69 │ │
70 │0 auto │ 1 cassette1
71 Printer Tweaking Options
73 These are the options used to customize the operation of foo2slx for a
74 particular printer.
75 -u xoffxyoff
77 Set the offset of the start of the printable region from the up‐
78 per left corner, in pixels [0x0].
79 -l xoffxyoff
81 Set the offset of the end of the printable region from the lower
82 right corner, in pixels [0x0].
83 -L mask
85 Send logical clipping amounts implied by -u/-l in the ZjStream
86 [3].
87 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
92 -A AllIsBlack: convert C=1,M=1,Y=1 to just K=1. Works with bitcmyk
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95 -B BlackClears: K=1 forces C,M,Y to 0. Works with bitcmyk input
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98 Debugging Options
101 These options are used for debugging foo2slx.
102 -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.
106 1 Cyan
108 2 Magenta
109 3 Yellow
110 4 Black
111 -D level
113 Set Debug level [0].
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117 Create a black and white SLX stream:
118 gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
120 -sPAPERSIZE=letter -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw
121 -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
122 | foo2slx -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p1 >testpage.zm
123 Create a color SLX stream:
125 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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133 /usr/bin/foo2slx
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136 foo2slx-wrapper(1), slxdecode(1)
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139 Rick Richardson <rick.richardson@comcast.net>
140 http://foo2slx.rkkda.com/
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