Pp.escp2.*

Convert .phs output for an Epson ESC/P2 printer

Syntax:

Pp.escp2 [-1] [-A]] [-b size] [-c colors] [-D debug_fname] 
         [-d] [-L] [-M model] [-ocn] [-odn] [-oDn]
         [-of] [-ogn] [-oh] [-oL] [-omn] [-opn]
         [-orn] [-oSX,Y] [-oyn] [-U  file] [-V]
         filename 

Options:

-1

Invert black and white colors.

-A

Force anti-aliasing of fonts.

-b size

Specify size of printer buffer in bytes.

-c colors

Force size of color palette.

-D debug_fname

Send debug information to the specified file.

-d

Delete input file after processing.

-L

Enable landscape mode.

-M model

Specify Epson model number (e.g. 400, 500, 600). (You can also specify the model number in the command. For example, Pp.escp2.600 indicates the Epson model 600.)

-ocn

Adjust cyan gamma correction (where negative is lighter, positive is darker).

-odn

Set printer graphical depletion (default: 0 is disabled). Ranges between 2 and 5 where a value of 2 removes 50% of the pixels, 3 removes 33% of the pixels, etc. If you're printing to an Ink Jet printer, use this option to deplete the amount of ink that's used when printing solid colors. It can prevent the paper from getting soaked.

-oDn

Specify ink dot size. Range is 0 to 4.

-oL

Fractional string-extent loop limit. The maximum number of iterations that the sting-extent algorithm attempts to fit a string into the required bounding box. (Default: 3. For quicker, but sloppier text, use 0. Values greater than 6 aren't recommended.)

-of

Enable Floyd-Steinberg dithering (default).

-ogn

Adjust black gamma correction (where negative is lighter, positive is darker).

-oh

Halftone dithering (default: "-of").

-omn

Adjust magenta gamma correction (where negative is lighter, positive is darker).

-opn

Printing type. Choices are: 1 (B/W); 3 (CMY color); 4 (CMYK).

-orn

Set resolution (default: 360 DPI).

-oSX,Y

Set scale in the X or Y dimension (e.g. -oS0.75,0.6). Scale value may be:

negative

scale as a multiple of the source image size

positive

scale as a multiple of the page size

0

maximum size while respecting the aspect ratio

-oyn

Adjust yellow gamma correction (where negative is lighter, positive is darker).

-U file

Delete this file when the print job is completed. Use for synchronizing print-spooling operations.

-V

Be verbose (-VV: be more verbose).

filename

Name of a Photon draw-stream (*.phs) file.

Description:

This utility converts .phs output for an Epson ESC/P2 printer. The Pp.escp2 driver is usually used as a part of lpsrvr or called directly from the prsetup configuration.

Examples:

Pp.escp2 file.phs >/dev/par  

Files:

The output is sent to stdout. Typically this is redirected to a printer device, as shown in the example.