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PCL3OPTS(1)							   PCL3OPTS(1)

NAME

pcl3opts -- determine options for the ghostscript driver pcl3 from a PCL-3+ file

SYNOPSIS

pcl3opts [-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 ALSO

gs-pcl3(1)

AUTHOR

Copyright (C) 2000, 2001 by Martin Lottermoser, GreifswaldstraBe 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 $). pcl3 3.2 PCL3OPTS(1)

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