foo2slx(1)						      General Commands Manual							foo2slx(1)

NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

       foo2slx [options] <pbmraw-file >slx-file

       foo2slx [options] <bitcmyk-file >slx-file

       foo2slx [options] <pksmraw-file >slx-file

DESCRIPTION

       foo2slx	converts  Ghostscript  pbmraw, bitcmyk, or pksmraw output formats to monochrome or color SLX streams, for driving the Lexmark C500
       network color laser printer and other SLZ-based printers.  The SLX stream is a variant of ZjStream produced by Software Imaging K.K.

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.

       -g xpixxypix
	      Set page dimensions in pixels [10200x6600].

       -m media
	      Media code to send to printer [0].

	      -----------------------
	      Media	     SLX
	      -----------------------
	      plain	      0
	      transparency    1
	      labels	      2
	      thick1	      3
	      envelope1       4
	      thin	      5
	      thick2	      6
	      envelope2       7
	      middle	      8
	      special	      9

       -p paper
	      Paper code to send to printer [6].

	      +---------------+-------------+
	      | 6   letter    |  2   A4     |
	      | 9   legal     |  4   B5     |
	      | 8   executive |  5   B5iso  |
	      |10   env #10   | 11   env DL |
	      +---------------+-------------+
       -n copies
	      Number of copies [1].

       -r xresxyres
	      Set device resolution in pixels/inch [1200x600].

       -s source
	      Source (InputSlot) code to send to printer [0].

	      |0   auto | 1   cassette1

   Printer Tweaking Options
       These are the options used to customize the operation of foo2slx 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 ZjStream [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     AllIsBlack: convert C=1,M=1,Y=1 to just K=1.  Works with bitcmyk input only.

       -B     BlackClears: K=1 forces C,M,Y to 0.  Works with bitcmyk input only.

	  Debugging Options
	      These options are used for debugging foo2slx.

       -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 SLX stream:

	      gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
		  -sPAPERSIZE=letter -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw
		  -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
	      | foo2slx -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p1 >testpage.zm

       Create a color SLX stream:

	      gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
		  -sPAPERSIZE=letter -g10200x6600 -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=bitcmyk
		  -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
	      | foo2slx -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p1 >testpage.zc

FILES

       /usr/bin/foo2slx

SEE ALSO

       foo2slx-wrapper(1), slxdecode(1)

AUTHOR

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