foo2oak(1)

NAME
foo2oak - Convert Ghostscript pbmraw, pgmraw or bitcmyk format into an OAKT printer stream

SYNOPSIS
foo2oak [options] <pbmraw-file >OAKT-file

foo2oak [options] <pgmraw-file >OAKT-file

foo2oak [options] <bitcmyk-file >OAKT-file

DESCRIPTION
foo2oak converts Ghostscript pbmraw or bitcmyk output formats to monochrome or color OAKT streams, for driving the HP color Laserjet 1500 laser printer and other OAKT-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.

-c  Force color mode if autodetect doesn't work.

-g xpixxypix
    Set page dimensions in pixels [10200x6600].

-m media
    Media code to send to printer [1].
    1 | standard | 259 | letterhead
    2 | transparency | 261 | thickstock
    3 | glossy | 262 | postcard
    257 | envelope | 263 | labels

-p paper
    Paper code to send to printer [1].
    1 | letter | 9 | A4
    5 | legal | 11 | A5
    7 | executive | 13 | B5

-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 | tray1 | 4 | manual
    7 | auto

-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 foo2oak for a particular printer.

-u xoffxyoff
    Set the offset of the start of the printable region from the upper 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 OAKT 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  Turn off: conversion of C=1,M=1,Y=1 to pure black.

-B  Turn off: K=1 forces C,M,Y to 0.

  Debugging Options
These options are used for debugging foo2oak.

-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 OAKT stream:
    gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
        -sPAPERSIZE=letter -r600x600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw
        -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
    | foo2oak -r600x600 -g5100x6600 -p1 >testpage.oak

Create a color OAKT stream:
    gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
        -sPAPERSIZE=letter -g5100x6600 -r600x600 -sDEVICE=bitcmyk
        -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
    | foo2oak -r600x600 -g5100x6600 -p1 >testpage.oak

FILES
/usr/bin/foo2oak

SEE ALSO
foo2oak-wrapper(1), oakdecode(1)

AUTHOR
Rick Richardson <rick.richardson@comcast.net>
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