PCL3OPTS(1)PCL3OPTS(1)NAMEpcl3opts — determine options for the ghostscript driver pcl3 from a
PCL-3+ file
SYNOPSISpcl3opts [-o output_file] [input_file ...]
DESCRIPTION
The command pcl3opts is intended to help in determining which options
one should use when calling ghostscript using pcl3 for driving a PCL-3+
printer. It analyzes one or more PCL input_files and issues on the
output_file its best guess as to which options one should specify in
order to produce files using a similar configuration. The default out‐
put_file is standard output. If no input_files are specified, the com‐
mand reads from standard input.
This command is mostly of interest if you have access to PCL files gen‐
erated by software provided by the printer's manufacturer, for example
if you have a manufacturer-supplied Microsoft Windows driver for your
printer. In that case you can generate a few files under Windows using
different settings and let pcl3opts examine them.
LIMITATIONS
Note that pcl3opts cannot guarantee that the collection of options it
proposes leads to a file which is understood by the printer. It can
merely provide a best guess.
In addition, some settings require interpretation of the page contents
in order to properly translate them into options for pcl3 and some can‐
not reliably be derived from a PCL file at all. Finding good values
for these parameters is beyond pcl3opts's capabilities. This includes
LeadingEdge, SendBlackLast, Tumble and the distinction between the
colour models CMY+K and CMYK.
SEE ALSOgs-pcl3(1)AUTHOR
Copyright � 2000, 2001 by Martin Lottermoser, Greifswaldstra�e 28,
38124 Braunschweig, Germany. E-mail: Martin.Lottermoser@t-online.de.
Version of this reference page: $Revision: 1.10 $ ($Date: 2001/02/10
17:01:06 $).
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