pbmpage(1)pbmpage(1)NAMEpbmpage - create a one page test pattern for printing
SYNOPSISpbmpage [-a4] test_pattern
DESCRIPTIONpbmpage generates a one page test pattern to print on a
sheet of paper, for use in calibrating a printer. The
test pattern in is PBM format.
pbmpage produces an image intended for 600 dots per inch
printer resolution.
If you are printing on an HP PPA printer, you can convert
the output of this program to a stream that you can feed
to the printer with pbmtoppa.
Bear in mind that when you print the test pattern, you are
testing not only the printer, but any converter or driver
software along the printing path. Any one of these compo
nents may adjust margins, crop the image, erase edges, and
such.
If, due to addition of margins, the printer refuses to
print the image because it is too big, use pnmcut to cut
the right and bottom edges off the test pattern until it
is small enough to print.
test_pattern is the number of the test pattern to gener
ate, as follows. The default is 1.
1 A grid ruled in numbers of pixels. The outermost
rules are exactly at the edges of the paper.
2 A vertical line segment, one pixel wide, extending
1/2" up from the exact center of the page.
3 Two diagonal line segments, one starting at the
upper left corner of the page, the other starting
from the lower left corner of the page. Both
extend 1/2" toward the center of the page at 45
degrees.
OPTIONS-a4 Generate an image for A4 (European) paper. Without
this option, pbmpage generates an image for US
standard paper (8 1/2" wide x 11" high).
SEE ALSOpbmtoppa(1), pnmcut(1), pbm(5)AUTHOR
Tim Norman. Copyright (C) 1998. Licensed under GNU Pub
lic License
Manual page by Bryan Henderson, May 2000.
01 May 2000 pbmpage(1)
