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.TH foo2slx 1 "${MODpage}" "foo2slx ${MODver}"
#ifndef OLDGROFF
#include "macros.man"
#endif
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.SH NAME
foo2slx \- Convert Ghostscript pbmraw or bitcmyk format into a
SLX printer stream
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B foo2slx
.RI [ options "] <" pbmraw-file " >" slx-file
.sp 1
.B foo2slx
.RI [ options "] <" bitcmyk-file " >" slx-file
.sp 1
.B foo2slx
.RI [ options "] <" pksmraw-file " >" slx-file
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B 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.

.SH COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
.SS Normal Options
These are the options used to select the parameters of a
print job that are usually controlled on a per job basis.
.TP
.BI \-c
Force color mode if autodetect doesn't work.
.TP
.BI \-g\0 xpix x ypix
Set page dimensions in pixels [10200x6600].
.TP
.BI \-m\0 media
Media code to send to printer [0].
.TS
l l l
l n n.
_
Media	SLX
_
plain	0
transparency	1
labels	2
thick1	3
envelope1	4
thin	5
thick2	6
envelope2	7
middle	8
special	9
.TE
.TP
.BI \-p\0 paper
Paper code to send to printer [6].
.TS
box;
| n l | n l.
6	letter	2	A4
9	legal	4	B5
8	executive	5	B5iso
10	env #10	11	env DL
.TE
.TP
.BI \-n\0 copies
Number of copies [1].
.TP
.BI \-r\0 xres x yres
Set device resolution in pixels/inch [1200x600].
.TP
.BI \-s\0 source
Source (InputSlot) code to send to printer [0].
.TS
| n l | n l.
0	auto	1	cassette1
.TE
.SS Printer Tweaking Options
These are the options used to customize the operation of \fBfoo2slx\fP
for a particular printer.
.TP
.BI \-u\0 xoff x yoff
Set the offset of the start of the printable region from the
upper left corner, in pixels [0x0].
.TP
.BI \-l\0 xoff x yoff
Set the offset of the end of the printable region from the
lower right corner, in pixels [0x0].
.TP
.BI \-L\0 mask
Send logical clipping amounts implied by -u/-l in the ZjStream [3].
.TS
l l.
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
.TE
.TP
.BI \-A
AllIsBlack: convert C=1,M=1,Y=1 to just K=1.  Works with bitcmyk input only.
.TP
.BI \-B
BlackClears: K=1 forces C,M,Y to 0.  Works with bitcmyk input only.
.TP
.SS Debugging Options
These options are used for debugging \fBfoo2slx\fP.
.TP
.BI \-S\0 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.
.TS
l l.
1	Cyan
2	Magenta
3	Yellow
4	Black
.TE
.TP
.BI \-D\0 level
Set Debug level [0].

.SH EXAMPLES
Create a black and white SLX stream:

.RS
.nf
gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE \ 
    -sPAPERSIZE=letter -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw \ 
    -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps \ 
| foo2slx -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p1 >testpage.zm
.fi
.RE
.P
Create a color SLX stream:

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

.SH FILES
.BR /usr/bin/foo2slx
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR foo2slx-wrapper (1),
.BR slxdecode (1)
.SH "AUTHOR"
Rick Richardson <rick.richardson@comcast.net>
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