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 output_file is standard output. If no input_files
are specified, the command reads from standard input.
This command is mostly of interest if you have access to
PCL files generated by software provided by the printer's
manufacturer, for example if you have a manufacturer-sup
plied Microsoft Windows driver for your printer. In that
case you can generate a few files under Windows using dif
ferent 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 cannot reliably be derived from
a PCL file at all. Finding good values for these parame
ters 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, Greifswald
strae 28, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany. E-mail: Mar
tin.Lottermoser@t-online.de.
Version of this reference page: $Revision: 1.1 $ ($Date:
2002/07/12 16:11:41 $).
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