foo2ddst(1) General Commands Manual foo2ddst(1)
NAME
foo2ddst - Convert Ghostscript pbmraw into a DDST printer stream
SYNOPSIS
foo2ddst [options] <pbmraw-file >ddst-file
DESCRIPTION
foo2ddst converts Ghostscript pbmraw to monochrome DDST streams, for
driving the Ricoh Aficio SP 112, the Ricoh Aficio SP 201, and other
DDST-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 [5100x6600].
-m media
Media code to send to printer [1].
──────────────────────────
Media Code
──────────────────────────
plain&recycled 1
paper 2
thin 3
thick 4
recycled 5
-p paper
Paper code to send to printer [1].
┌──────────────────────┬──────────────────┐
│ 1 letter │ 5 A4 │
│ 2 legal │ 6 A5 │
│ 3 executive │ 7 A6 │
│ 4 invoice(5.5x8.5) │ 8 B5 JIS │
│ │ 10 16k 197x273 │
│11 16k 184x260 │ 12 16k 195x270 │
└──────────────────────┴──────────────────┘
-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 tray 1 │ 2 manual │
└───────────┴────────────┘
-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 foo2ddst for a
particular printer.
-u xoffxyoff
Set the offset of the start of the printable region from the up-
per 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 foo2ddst.
-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 DDST stream:
gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
-sPAPERSIZE=letter -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw
-sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
| foo2ddst -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p1 >testpage.zm
FILES
/usr/bin/foo2ddst
SEE ALSO
foo2ddst-wrapper(1), ddstdecode(1)
https://github.com/madlynx/ricoh-sp100
AUTHOR
Rick Richardson <rick.richardson@comcast.net>
http://foo2ddst.rkkda.com/
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