foo2lava(1) General Commands Manual foo2lava(1)
NAME
foo2lava - Convert Ghostscript pbmraw or bitcmyk format into a LAVAFLOW
or a OPL printer stream
SYNOPSIS
foo2lava [options] <pbmraw-file >lava-file
foo2lava [options] <bitcmyk-file >lava-file
foo2lava [options] <pksmraw-file >lava-file
DESCRIPTION
foo2lava converts Ghostscript pbmraw, bitcmyk, or pksmraw output for-
mats to monochrome or color LAVAFLOW or OPL streams, for driving the
Konica Minolta magicolor 2530 DL network color laser printer, the Kon-
ica Minolta magicolor 2480/2480 MF AIO printer, and other Zenographics-
based LAVAFLOW 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 [0].
──────────────────────────
Media 2530DL
──────────────────────────
plain 0
transparency 4
thick stock 20
envelope 22
letterhead 23
postcard 25
labels 26
recycled 27
-p paper
Paper code to send to printer [2].
┌──────────────────┬─────────────────────┐
│ 1 executive │ 25 A5 │
│ 2 letter │ 26 A4 │
│ 3 legal │ 45 B5jis │
│ 80 env Monarch │ 65 B5iso │
│ 81 env #10 │ 90 env DL │
│ 91 env C5 │ 92 env C6 │
│835 4x6" photo │ 837 10x15cm photo │
└──────────────────┴─────────────────────┘
-n copies
Number of copies [1].
-r xresxyres
Set device resolution in pixels/inch [1200x600].
-s source
Source (InputSlot) code to send to printer [255].
│ │
│1 Tray 1 │ 255 auto
│4 Tray 2 │
-t Draft mode. Every other pixel is white.
-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 foo2lava 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 LAVAFLOW
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 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.
-z model
Model. The default is [0].
model protocol Description
0 LAVAFLOW magicolor 2490 MF
0 LAVAFLOW magicolor 2530 DL
1 OPL magicolor 2480 MF
2 LAVAFLOW magicolor 1600W
2 LAVAFLOW magicolor 1680MF
2 LAVAFLOW magicolor 1690MF
Debugging Options
These options are used for debugging foo2lava.
-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 LAVAFLOW stream:
gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
-sPAPERSIZE=letter -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw
-sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
| foo2lava -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p1 >testpage.zm
Create a color LAVAFLOW stream:
gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
-sPAPERSIZE=letter -g10200x6600 -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=bitcmyk
-sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
| foo2lava -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p1 >testpage.zc
FILES
/usr/bin/foo2lava
SEE ALSO
foo2lava-wrapper(1), lavadecode(1)
AUTHOR
Rick Richardson <rick.richardson@comcast.com>
http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/
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