foo2hp2600-wrapper - Convert Postscript into a ZJS printer stream

Author

       Rick Richardson <rick.richardson@comcast.net>
       http://foo2hp.rkkda.com/

Command Line Options

NormalOptions
These are the options used to select the parameters of a print job that are usually controlled on a per
job basis.

-bbits
Number of bits per plane. 1 or 2. [1].

-c Print in color (else monochrome).

-dduplex
Duplex code to send to printer [1].
│ │ │
│ 1 off │ 2 long edge │ 3 short edge

-mmedia
Media code to send to printer [1].
──────────────────────────
Media HPLJ 2600n
──────────────────────────
plain 1
preprinted 514
letterhead 513
transparency 2
prepunched 515
labels 265
bond 260
recycled 516
color 512
tough 276
envelope 267
light 258
heavy 262
cardstock 261
lightglossy 268
glossy 269
heavyglossy 270
cover 277
photo 278

-ppaper
Paper size code to send to printer [1].
┌──────────────────┬─────────────┐
│ 1 letter │ 9 A4 │
│ 5 legal │ 11 A5 │
│ 7 executive │ 13 B5jis │
│ 20 env #10 │ 27 env DL │
│ 28 env C5 │ 34 env B5 │
│ 37 env Monarch │ │
└──────────────────┴─────────────┘

-ncopies
Number of copies [1].

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

-ssource
Source (Input Slot) code to send to printer [7].
│ │
│ 1 tray 2 │ 4 manual/tray 1
│ 2 tray 3 │ 7 auto

-t Draft mode. Every other pixel is white.

-2-3-4-5-6-8-9-10-12-14-15-16-18
Print in N-up. Requires the psutils package.

-oorient
Orientation used for N-up.
Portrait -op (normal)
Landscape -ol (rotated 90 degrees anticlockwise)
Seascape -os (rotated 90 degrees clockwise)

PrinterTweakingOptions
These are the options used to customize the operation of foo2hp for a particular printer.

-uxoffxyoff
Set the offset of the start of the printable region from the upper left corner, in pixels [varies
with paper size]. The defaults should work on the 2200DL and 2300DL, and have not been tested on
any other printers.

-lxoffxyoff
Set the offset of the end of the printable region from the lower right corner, in pixels [varies
with paper size]. The defaults should work on the 2200DL and 2300DL, and have not been tested on
any other printers.

-Lmask
Send the logical clipping values from -u/-l in the ZjStream. foo2hp2600-wrapper always runs
Ghostscript with the ideal page dimensions, so that the scale of the image is correct, regardless
whether or not the printer has unprintable regions. This option is used to move the position of
the clipped image back to where it belongs on the page. The default is to send the amount which
was clipped by -u and -l, and should be good in most cases.
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

-Oparm=val
Alignment of CMYK. parm is c, m, y, or k. val is in rows. Multiple options are allowed. The
default is "-Oc=0 -Om=0 -Oy=0 -Ok=0".

-P Do not send START_PLANE codes on monochrome output. May be needed by some monochrome-only
printers, such as the HP LaserJet 1000.

-Xpadlen
Add extra zero padding to the end of BID segments. The default is 16 bytes. Padding 16 bytes of
zeroes is needed for older ZjStream printers, such as the Minolta 2200DL and HP LaserJet 1000, and
seems harmless to newer ones, such as the Minolta 2300DL. So the default should be good for all
cases.

-zmodel
Model: Model: 0=HP CLJ 1600/2600n; 1=HP CLJ CP1215

ColorTweakingOptions
These are the options used to control the quality of color output. Color correction is currently a WORK
IN PROGRESS.

-ggsopts
Additional options to pass to Ghostscript, such as -g“-dDITHERPPI=nnn”, etc. This option may
appear more than once.

-Gprofile.icm
Convert profile.icm to a Postscript color rendering dictionary (CRD) using foo2zjs-icc2ps and
adjust the printer colors by using the Postscript setcolorrendering operator. If profile.icm is
none.icm, then prepare for ordering a ICM custom printer profile (i.e. from www.ICCFactory.com).

-Ggamma-file.ps
Prepend gamma-file.ps to the Postscript input to perform color correction using the
setcolortransfer Postscript operator. For example, the file might contain:
{0.333 exp} {0.333 exp} {0.333 exp} {0.333 exp} setcolortransfer

-Iintent
Select profile intent from the ICM file. 0=Perceptual, 1=Colorimetric, 2=Saturation, 3=Absolute.
Default is 0 (perceptual).

DebuggingOptions
These options are used for debugging foo2hp and its wrapper.

-Splane
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

-Dlevel
Set Debug level [0].

Description

foo2hp2600-wrapper  is  a Foomatic compatible printer wrapper for the foo2hp printer driver.  This script
       reads a Postscript ps-file or standard input and converts it to Zenographics ZjStream printer format  for
       driving the Hewlett-Packard 2600n color laser printer and other Zenographics-based printers.

       This  script  can  be  used  in a standalone fashion, but is intended to be called from a printer spooler
       system which uses the Foomatic printer database.

Examples

       Create a monochrome ZjStream from a Postscript document, examine it, and then print it using a RAW  print
       queue:

              foo2hp2600-wrapper testpage.ps > testpage.zm
              zjsdecode < testpage.zm
              lpr -P raw testpage.zm

       Create a color ZjStream stream from a Postscript document:

              foo2hp2600-wrapper -c testpage.ps > testpage.zc

Files

/usr/bin/foo2hp2600-wrapper

Name

       foo2hp2600-wrapper - Convert Postscript into a ZJS printer stream

Synopsis

foo2hp2600-wrapper [options] [ps-file]