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><H1
>PCL3OPTS</H1
><DIV
CLASS="REFNAMEDIV"
><H2
>NAME</H2
>pcl3opts — determine options for the ghostscript driver <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>pcl3</B
> from a PCL-3+ file</DIV
><H2>SYNOPSIS</H2
><DIV
CLASS="REFSYNOPSISDIV"
><P
><B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>pcl3opts</B
> [<SPAN
CLASS="OPTION"
>-o <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>output_file</I
></TT
></SPAN
>] [<TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>input_file</I
></TT
>...] </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><H2
>DESCRIPTION</H2
><P
>The command <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>pcl3opts</B
>
is intended to help in determining which options one should use when
calling ghostscript using <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>pcl3</B
> for driving a PCL-3+ printer.
It analyzes one or more PCL <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>input_files</I
></TT
>
and issues on the <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>output_file</I
></TT
>
its best guess as to which options one should specify in order to produce
files using a similar configuration.
The default <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>output_file</I
></TT
> is standard output.
If no <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>input_files</I
></TT
> are specified,
the command reads from standard input.</P
><P
>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-supplied
Microsoft Windows driver for your printer.
In that case you can generate a few files under Windows using different
settings and let <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>pcl3opts</B
> examine them.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><H2
>LIMITATIONS</H2
><P
>Note that <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>pcl3opts</B
>
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.</P
><P
>In addition, some settings require interpretation of the page contents
in order to properly translate them into options for <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>pcl3</B
>
and some cannot reliably be derived from a PCL file at all.
Finding good values for these parameters is beyond
<B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>pcl3opts</B
>'s capabilities.
This includes <SPAN
CLASS="OPTION"
>LeadingEdge</SPAN
>, <SPAN
CLASS="OPTION"
>SendBlackLast</SPAN
>,
<SPAN
CLASS="OPTION"
>Tumble</SPAN
> and the distinction between the colour models
<TT
CLASS="USERINPUT"
><B
>CMY+K</B
></TT
> and <TT
CLASS="USERINPUT"
><B
>CMYK</B
></TT
>.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><H2
>SEE ALSO</H2
><P
><A HREF="gs-pcl3.html"
><SPAN
CLASS="CITEREFENTRY"
><SPAN
CLASS="REFENTRYTITLE"
>gs-pcl3</SPAN
>(1)</SPAN
></A></P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><H2
>AUTHOR</H2
><P
>Copyright 2000, 2001 by Martin Lottermoser,
Greifswaldstrae 28, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
E-mail: <TT
CLASS="EMAIL"
><A HREF="mailto:Martin.Lottermoser@t-online.de"
>Martin.Lottermoser@t-online.de</A></TT
>.</P
><P
>Version of this reference page: $Revision: 1.10 $
($Date: 2001/02/10 17:01:06 $).</P
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