debian man page for foo2xqx

foo2xqx(1)						      General Commands Manual							foo2xqx(1)

NAME
       foo2xqx - Convert Ghostscript pbmraw into a XQX printer stream

SYNOPSIS
       foo2xqx [options] <pbmraw-file >xqx-file

DESCRIPTION
       foo2xqx	converts Ghostscript pbmraw to monochrome XQX streams, for driving the HP LaserJet P1005/P1006/P1007/P1008, the HP LaserJet P1505,
       the HP LaserJet P2014, the HP LaserJet M1005 MFP, the HP LaserJet M1120 MFP, and other XQX-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.

       -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	     M1005
	      -------------------------
	      standard		1
	      transparency	2
	      envelope	      257
	      letterhead      259
	      thick	      261
	      postcard	      262
	      labels	      263

       -p paper
	      Paper code to send to printer [1].

	      +------------------+-------------------+
	      |  1   letter	 |   9	 A4	     |
	      |  5   legal	 |  11	 A5	     |
	      |  7   executive	 |  13	 B5	     |
	      | 20   env #10	 |  27	 env DL      |
	      | 28   env C5	 |  34	 env B5      |
	      | 37   env Monarch | 257	 16k 197x273 |
	      |263   16k 184x260 | 264	 16k 195x270 |
	      +------------------+-------------------+
       -n copies
	      Number of copies [1].

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

       -s source
	      Source (InputSlot) code to send to printer [7].

	      +----------+------------+
	      |1   upper | 4   manual |
	      |2   lower | 7   auto   |
	      +----------+------------+
       -t     Draft mode.  Every other pixel is white.

       -T density
	      Print density (1-5).  The default is 3 (medium).

       -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 foo2xqx 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 foo2xqx.

       -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 XQX stream:

	      gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
		  -sPAPERSIZE=letter -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw
		  -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
	      | foo2xqx -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p1 >testpage.zm

FILES
       /usr/bin/foo2xqx

SEE ALSO
       foo2xqx-wrapper(1), xqxdecode(1)

AUTHOR
       Rick Richardson <rick.richardson@comcast.net>
       http://foo2xqx.rkkda.com/