NAME
foo2oak - Convert Ghostscript pbmraw, pgmraw or bitcmyk format into an
OAKT printer stream
SYNOPSIS
foo2oak [options] <pbmraw-file >OAKT-file
foo2oak [options] <pgmraw-file >OAKT-file
foo2oak [options] <bitcmyk-file >OAKT-file
DESCRIPTION
foo2oak converts Ghostscript pbmraw or bitcmyk output formats to
monochrome or color OAKT streams, for driving the HP Color LaserJet
1500 laser printer, Kyocera KM-1636/KM-2035 copiers, and other OAKT-
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.
-c Force color mode if autodetect doesn't work.
-d duplex
Duplex code to send to printer [1].
| | |
|1 off | 2 long edge | 3 short edge
-g xpixxypix
Set page dimensions in pixels [10200x6600].
-m media
Media code to send to printer [1].
--------------------
Media Code
--------------------
autoselect 0
plain 1
preprinted 2
letterhead 3
transparency 4
prepunched 5
labels 6
bond 7
recycled 8
color 9
cardstock 10
envelope 11
light 13
tough 14
vellum 15
rough 16
thick 19
highqual 20
-p paper
Paper code to send to printer [1].
+-----------------+-----------------+
| 1 letter | 3 ledger |
| 5 legal | 6 statement |
| 7 executive | 8 A3 |
| 9 A4 | 11 A5 |
| 12 B4 | 13 B5jis |
| 14 folio | 19 env9 |
| 20 env10 | 27 envDL |
| 28 envC5 | 30 envC4 |
| 37 envMonarch | 257 A6 |
|258 B6 | 259 B5iso |
|260 env6 | |
+-----------------+-----------------+
-n copies
Number of copies [1].
-r xresxyres
Set device resolution in pixels/inch [600x600].
-s source
Source (InputSlot) code to send to printer [7].
| |
|1 tray1 | 4 manual
|7 auto |
-J filename
Filename string to send to printer.
-U username
Username string to send to printer.
Printer Tweaking Options
These are the options used to customize the operation of foo2oak for a
particular printer.
-u xoffxyoff
Set the offset of the start of the printable region from the
upper left corner, in pixels [0x0].
-l xoffxyoff
Set the offset of the end of the printable region from the lower
right corner, in pixels [0x0].
-L mask
Send logical clipping amounts implied by -u/-l in the OAKT
stream [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
-A Turn off: conversion of C=1,M=1,Y=1 to pure black.
-B Turn off: K=1 forces C,M,Y to 0.
-M mirror
Mirror bytes. Mirror is 0 for Kyocera KM-1635/KM-2035 and 1 for
the HP Color LaserJet 1500. The default is 1.
-z model
Model is 0 for the HP Color LaserJet 1500, and 1 for the Kyocera
KM-1635/KM-2035 copiers. The default is 0.
Debugging Options
These options are used for debugging foo2oak.
-S plane
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
-D level
Set Debug level [0].
EXAMPLES
Create a black and white OAKT stream:
gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
-sPAPERSIZE=letter -r600x600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw
-sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
| foo2oak -r600x600 -g5100x6600 -p1 >testpage.oak
Create a color OAKT stream:
gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
-sPAPERSIZE=letter -g5100x6600 -r600x600 -sDEVICE=bitcmyk
-sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
| foo2oak -r600x600 -g5100x6600 -p1 >testpage.oak
FILES
/usr/bin/foo2oak
SEE ALSO
foo2oak-wrapper(1), oakdecode(1)
AUTHOR
Rick Richardson <rick.richardson@comcast.net>
http://foo2oak.rkkda.com/