Manual: foo2ddst

foo2ddst(1)					   General Commands Manual					 foo2ddst(1)

NAME
       foo2ddst - Convert Ghostscript pbmraw into a DDST printer stream

SYNOPSIS
       foo2ddst [options] ddst-file

DESCRIPTION
       foo2ddst	 converts Ghostscript pbmraw to monochrome DDST streams, for driving the Ricoh Aficio SP 112, the Ricoh Afi‐
       cio 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 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 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 
       http://foo2ddst.rkkda.com/