foo2ddst

NAME

foo2ddst - Convert Ghostscript pbmraw into a DDST printer stream

SYNOPSIS

foo2ddst [options] <pbmraw-file >ddst-file

DESCRIPTION

foo2ddst converts Ghostscript pbmraw to monochrome DDST streams, for driving the Ricoh Aficio SP 112, the Ricoh Aficio 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].

-g xpixxypix

Set page dimensions in pixels [5100x6600].

-m media

Media code to send to printer [1].

-p paper

Paper code to send to printer [1].

-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].

-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].

	-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.

-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 <rick.richardson@comcast.net>
http://foo2ddst.rkkda.com/