NAME
pbm2ppa - convert portable bitmap (PBM) to HP's
Printing Performance Architecture (PPA) file format
SYNOPSIS
pbm2ppa [options] [ <infile] > [
<outfile]> ] ]
DESCRIPTION
Reads portable bitmap (PBM) format as input.
Outputs a stream suitable for processing by Hewlett-Packard's range
of Printing Performance Architecture (PPA) printers. pnm2ppa
supports the HP 710c, 712c, 720c, 722c, 820c, and 1000c series
printers.
(Portable bitmap (PBM) format output can be produced from
PostScript(tm) input by the GhostScript driver "pbmraw".)
OPTIONS
- \fIinfile
- Input file infile is either a path to a file or device,
or '-' to indicate stdin (defaults to stdin)
- \fIoutfile
- Output file outfile is either a path to a file or
device, or '-' to indicate stdout (defaults to stdout)
- -b bottommargin
- Sets the bottom margin bottommargin in units of 1/600
inches (e.g., -b 150 = 0.25")
- -d
- Displays the current configuration
- -f configfile
- Overrides reading the configuration from /etc/pnm2ppa.conf, and
uses configfile instead.
- -h
- Displays program usage
- -l leftmargin
- Sets the left margin leftmargin in units of 1/600 inches
(e.g., -l 150 = 0.25")
- -r rightmargin
- Sets the right margin rightmargin in units of 1/600
inches (e.g., -r 150 = 0.25")
- -s papersize
- Sets the paper size. Possible values for papersize are
a4 (A4), letter or us (US Letter, 8.5"x11"),
and legal (US Legal, 8.5"x14"). The default is US Letter.
- -t topmargin
- Sets the top margin topmargin in units of 1/600 inches
(ie -t 150 = 0.25")
- -v printertype
- Selects the printer model. Possible values of
printertype are: 710, 712, 720,
722, 820 and 1000. The default is the HP
DeskJet 7X0 Series (710, 712, 720, 722).
- -x xoffset
- Sets the x-offset xoffset from the left of the page.
Units are 1/600 inches
- -y yoffset
- Sets the y-offset yoffset from the top of the page.
Units are 1/600 inches
NOTES
The configuration file is read in first. Command line
arguments then modify the resulting definitions.
The -x and -y options accumulate. The -v option resets all
definitions back to an inbuilt default for that printer and should
be used before subsequent -b -l -r, -t, -x, and -y arguments.
SEE ALSO
pbm(5)
FILES
- /etc/pbm2ppa.conf
- Default configuration file
AUTHOR
This code is licensed under the GNU Public License
version 2. See LICENSE for details.
(c) 1998 Tim
Norman
HISTORY
This program was written by Tim Norman. It
originally supported black and white output on the 820 series. This
program is almost obsolete; its successor pnm2ppa will support
color printing.
BUGS
This is a stable driver, but does not support color
printing.