pcl3opts(1) [redhat man page]
PCL3OPTS(1) General Commands Manual PCL3OPTS(1) NAME
pcl3opts -- determine options for the ghostscript driver pcl3 from a PCL-3+ file SYNOPSIS
pcl3opts [-o output_file] [input_file ...] DESCRIPTION
The command pcl3opts is intended to help in determining which options one should use when calling ghostscript using pcl3 for driving a PCL-3+ printer. It analyzes one or more PCL input_files and issues on the output_file its best guess as to which options one should spec- ify in order to produce files using a similar configuration. The default output_file is standard output. If no input_files are specified, the command reads from standard input. This command is mostly of interest if you have access to PCL files generated by software provided by the printer's manufacturer, for exam- ple if you have a manufacturer-supplied Microsoft Windows driver for your printer. In that case you can generate a few files under Windows using different settings and let pcl3opts examine them. LIMITATIONS
Note that pcl3opts cannot guarantee that the collection of options it proposes leads to a file which is understood by the printer. It can merely provide a best guess. In addition, some settings require interpretation of the page contents in order to properly translate them into options for pcl3 and some cannot reliably be derived from a PCL file at all. Finding good values for these parameters is beyond pcl3opts's capabilities. This includes LeadingEdge, SendBlackLast, Tumble and the distinction between the colour models CMY+K and CMYK. SEE ALSO
gs-pcl3(1) AUTHOR
Copyright (C) 2000, 2001 by Martin Lottermoser, GreifswaldstraBe 28, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany. E-mail: Martin.Lottermoser@t-online.de. Version of this reference page: $Revision: 1.10 $ ($Date: 2001/02/10 17:01:06 $). pcl3 3.2 PCL3OPTS(1)
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LPBANNER(1) General Commands Manual LPBANNER(1) NAME
lpbanner, pclbanner, psbanner - printer banners in text, PCL and PostScript SYNOPSIS
lpbanner [ -llength ] [ -wwidth ] [ -Pprinter ] [ -Lbannername ] [ -nloginname ] [ -hhost ] [ -Jjobtitle ] [ -Cclass ] [ -?option args ] [ all ] DESCRIPTION
The lpbanner program is used to print a simple banner on a fixed size font printer, the pclbanner program generates a PCL banner and the psbanner program generates a PostScript banner. All information to be printed is passed using command line arguements. In order to be compatible with vintage line printer spoolers, reads a line form standard input, but ignores the information. OPTIONS
-w width Page width in characters (default 132). -l length Page length in lines (default 60). -P printer printer queue for banner information. -L bannername Name used on banner as main name. -n loginname Name used on banner as login name. -h host Name used on banner as host name. -J jobtitle String used on banner as main title. -C class String used on banner as class. -? value All other options and arguments provided by LPRng are ignored. EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned: zero (0) Successful completion. non-zero (!=0) An error occurred. SEE ALSO
lpd.conf(5), lpc(8), lpd(8), checkpc(8), lpr(1), lpq(1), lprm(1), printcap(5), lpd.conf(5), pr(1), lprng_certs(1), lprng_index_certs(1). HISTORY
LPRng is a enhanced printer spooler system with functionality similar to the Berkeley LPR software. The LPRng mailing list is lprng@lprng.com; subscribe by sending mail to lprng-request@lprng.com with the word subscribe in the body. The software is available from ftp://ftp.lprng.com/pub/LPRng. AUTHOR
Patrick Powell <papowell@lprng.com>. LPRng LPRng-3.9.0 LPBANNER(1)