man foo2zjs-wrapper (Commandes) - Convert Postscript into a ZJS printer stream

NAME

foo2zjs-wrapper - Convert Postscript into a ZJS printer stream

SYNOPSIS

foo2zjs-wrapper [options] [ps-file]

DESCRIPTION

foo2zjs-wrapper is a Foomatic compatible printer wrapper for the foo2zjs printer driver. This script reads a Postscript ps-file or standard input and converts it to Zenographics ZjStream printer format for driving the Minolta/QMS 2300 DL network color laser printer and other Zenographics-based printers.

This script can be used in a standalone fashion, but is intended to be called from a printer spooler system which uses the Foomatic printer database.

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.

-c
Print in color (else monochrome).
-C0colormode
Color correction mode [0]. n l . 0 Best compromise 1 Photos (using m2300w CRDs) 2 Photos and text (using m2300w CRDs) 3 Graphics and text (using m2300w CRDs) 10 ICM color profile (using -G *.icm file)
-d0duplex
Duplex code to send to printer [1]. | n l | n l | n l . 1 off 2 long edge 3 short edge
-m0media
Media code to send to printer [1]. l l l l n n. _ Media 2300DL 2200DL _ standard 1 1 transparency 2 2 envelope 257 na letterhead 259 na thick 261 4 postcard 262 na labels 263 3
-p0paper
Paper size code to send to printer [1]. | n l | n l. 1 letter 9 A4 5 legal 11 A5 7 executive 13 B5
-n0copies
Number of copies [1].
-r0xresxyres
Set device resolution in pixels/inch [1200x600].
-s0source
Source (Input Slot) code to send to printer [7]. | n l | n l. 1 upper 4 manual 2 lower 7 auto
-2
Print in 2-up. Requires the psutils package.
-4
Print in 4-up. Requires the psutils package.

Printer Tweaking Options

These are the options used to customize the operation of foo2zjs for a particular printer.

-u0xoffxyoff
Set the offset of the start of the printable region from the upper left corner, in pixels [varies with paper size]. The defaults should work on the 2200DL and 2300DL, and have not been tested on any other printers.
-l0xoffxyoff
Set the offset of the end of the printable region from the lower right corner, in pixels [varies with paper size]. The defaults should work on the 2200DL and 2300DL, and have not been tested on any other printers.
-L0mask
Send the logical clipping values from -u/-l in the ZjStream. foo2zjs-wrapper always runs Ghostscript with the ideal page dimensions, so that the scale of the image is correct, regardless whether or not the printer has unprintable regions. This option is used to move the position of the clipped image back to where it belongs on the page. The default is to send the amount which was clipped by -u and -l, and should be good in most cases. l l. 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
-P
Do not send START_PLANE codes on monochrome output. May be needed by some monochrome-only printers, such as the HP LaserJet 1000.
-X0padlen
Add extra zero padding to the end of BID segments. The default is 16 bytes. Padding 16 bytes of zeroes is needed for older ZjStream printers, such as the Minolta 2200DL and HP LaserJet 1000, and seems harmless to newer ones, such as the Minolta 2300DL. So the default should be good for all cases.
-F0firmware
Some printers (such as the HP LaserJet) need firmware to be downloaded to them after they are powered up or reset. This option will always prepend the contents of the file firmware to the job. COMPLETELY UNTESTED - LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS USEFUL.

Color Tweaking Options

These are the options used to control the quality of color output. Color correction is currently a WORK IN PROGRESS.

-g0gsopts
Additional options to pass to Ghostscript, such as -g-dDITHERPPI=nnn, etc. This option may appear more than once.
-G0profile.icm
Convert profile.icm to a Postscript color rendering dictionary (CRD) using foo2zjs-icc2ps and adjust the printer colors by using the Postscript setcolorrendering operator. (WORK IN PROGRESS).
-G0gamma-file.ps
Prepend gamma-file.ps to the Postscript input to perform color correction using the setcolortransfer Postscript operator. For example, the file might contain:

{0.333 exp} {0.333 exp} {0.333 exp} {0.333 exp} setcolortransfer

Debugging Options

These options are used for debugging foo2zjs and its wrapper.

-S0plane
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. l l. 1 Cyan 2 Magenta 3 Yellow 4 Black
-D0level
Set Debug level [0].

EXAMPLES

Create a monochrome ZjStream from a Postscript document, examine it, and then print it using a RAW print queue:

foo2zjs-wrapper testpage.ps > testpage.zm
zjsdecode < testpage.zm
lpr -P raw testpage.zm

Create a color ZjStream stream from a Postscript document:

foo2zjs-wrapper -c testpage.ps > testpage.zc

FILES

/usr/bin/foo2zjs-wrapper

SEE ALSO

AUTHOR

Rick Richardson <rickr@mn.rr.com>