Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- printing:lpr:advanced [2007/01/25 17:41] – damir
+++ printing:lpr:advanced [2007/04/24 07:49] (current) – damir
@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-==== LPR Advanced Use ====
+====== LPR Advanced Use ======
-=== Setting Default Options ===
+===== Setting Default Options =====
 The printing options below can be used to set default options for future print jobs. Use the lpoptions command with the same arguments below. The options will be saved in the .lpoptions file in your home directory. The following example will set 1/2" margins and make text smaller:
@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
   $ lpoptions -o lpi=7
-== The default queue ==
+===== The default queue =====
 Normally the default printer used by the system is the nearer to the workstation, but sometime you can desire a different behaviour. To change your default printer you use the lpoptions command. If you want change your default printer to //cloud// you can use:
@@ Line 14: / Line 14: @@
     $ lpoptions -d cloud
-=== lpr options ===
+===== lpr options =====
 By using options in the command line of the command **lpr** you can have output completely different from the onew with standard configuration. Using these options you can print until 32 pages of docs in a single sheet of paper, select the level of resolution, change the orientation of the page, and so on. Nobody is able to remember all the options available, so here are listed some useful option you can use.
-  * Printing non text/postscript documents from the command line
+==== Printing non text/postscript documents from the command line ====
   $ lpr acrobatdocument.pdf
-  * Setting Duplex Printing (two-sided-long-edge is default)
+==== Setting Duplex Printing (two-sided-long-edge is default) ====
   $ lpr -o sides=one-sided mydocument
@@ Line 27: / Line 27: @@
   $ lpr -o sides=two-sided-short-edge mydocument
-  * Setting the media type (duplex is on by default, so turn it off)
+==== Setting the media type (duplex is on by default, so turn it off) ====
   $ lpr -o media=Transparency -o sides=one-sided mydocument
   $ lpr -o media=Letterhead -o sides=one-sided mydocument
-  * Print on Letterhead for first page, Plain for remaining pages
+==== Print on Letterhead for first page, Plain for remaining pages ====
   $ lpr -o sides=one-sided -o 1:media=Letterhead -o media=Plain mydocument
+==== Print Multiple Pages per sheet ====
   * The -o number-up=value option selects N-Up printing. N-Up printing places multiple document pages on a single printed page. CUPS supports 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, and 16-Up formats; the default format is 1-Up:
@@ Line 43: / Line 44: @@
   $ lpr -o number-up=16 filename ENTER
-  * Print only odd or even pages
+==== Print only odd or even pages ====
   $ lpr -o page-set=odd mydocument
   $ lpr -o page-set=even mydocument
-  * Print page ranges
+==== Print page ranges ====
   $ lpr -o page-ranges=5 mydocument
@@ Line 54: / Line 55: @@
   $ lpr -o page-ranges=2-5,7-9 mydocument
+==== Print a border ====
   * The -o page-border=value option chooses the border to draw around each page:
@@ Line 62: / Line 64: @@
   $ lpr -o page-border=single-thick; draw one 1pt border around each page
+==== Layouts ====
   * The -o number-up-layout=value option chooses the layout of the pages on each output page:
@@ Line 73: / Line 76: @@
   $ lpr -o number-up-layout=tbrl; Top to bottom, right to left  * Setting the Output Order
+==== Print in mirror mode ====
   * You can mirror a print using the -o mirror option:
   $ lpr -o mirror filename ENTER
+==== Select Order of pages ====
   * The -o outputorder=order option to set the output order of all pages:
@@ Line 82: / Line 87: @@
   $ lpr -o outputorder=reverse filename ENTER
-  * Rotate page
+==== Rotate page ====
   $ lpr -o landscape mydocument
-  * Set the percentage brightness
+==== Set the percentage brightness ====
   $ lpr -o brightness=120 mydocument
+==== Gamma ====
   * Set the Gamma correction, 1000 is normal.
   $ lpr -o gamma=1700 mydocument
-  * Print multiple copies
+==== Print multiple copies ====
   $ lpr -n num_copies -o collate=True mydocument
@@ Line 101: / Line 107: @@
 If you set the collate option to Off, the pages of your documents wil be printers in this order: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4 ...
-== Text Printing Options ==
+==== ====
+  * The -o raw option allows you to send files directly to a printer without filtering. This is sometimes required when printing from applications that provide their own "printer drivers" for your printer:
+  $ lpr -o raw filename ENTER
+  * The -l option can also be used with the lpr command to send files directly to a printer:
+  $ lpr -l filename ENTER
+==== Selecting the Media Size, Type, and Source ====
+The -o media=xyz option sets the media size, type, and/or source:
+  $ lpr -o media=Letter,Transparency filename ENTER
+  $ lpr -o media=Letter,MultiPurpose,Transparency filename ENTER
+The available media sizes, types, and sources depend on the printer, but most support the following options (case is not significant):
+  * Letter - US Letter (8.5x11 inches, or 216x279mm)
+  * Legal - US Legal (8.5x14 inches, or 216x356mm)
+  * A4 - ISO A4 (8.27x11.69 inches, or 210x297mm)
+  * COM10 - US #10 Envelope (9.5x4.125 inches, or 241x105mm)
+  * DL - ISO DL Envelope (8.66x4.33 inches, or 220x110mm)
+  * Transparency - Transparency media type or source
+  * Upper - Upper paper tray
+  * Lower - Lower paper tray
+  * MultiPurpose - Multi-purpose paper tray
+  * LargeCapacity - Large capacity paper tray
+The actual options supported are defined in the printer's PPD file in the PageSize, InputSlot, and MediaType options. You can use the command
+  $ lpoptions -p <name of printer> -l
+to see all the options available
+===== Text Printing Options =====
 The following options apply when printing text files.
+==== CPI ====
   * The -o cpi=value option sets the number of characters per inch:
@@ Line 112: / Line 154: @@
   The default characters per inch is 10.
+==== LPI ====
   * The -o lpi=value option sets the number of lines per inch:
@@ Line 120: / Line 163: @@
   The default lines per inch is 6.
+==== Columns ====
   * The -o columns=value option sets the number of text columns:
@@ Line 127: / Line 171: @@
   The default number of columns is 1.
+==== Margins ====
   * Setting the Page Margins
@@ Line 138: / Line 183: @@
   The value argument is the margin in points; each point is 1/72 inch or 0.35mm.
-  * Pretty Printing
+===== Pretty Printing =====
 The -o prettyprint option puts a header at the top of each page with the page number, job title (usually the filename), and the date. Also, C and C++ keywords are highlighted, and comment lines are italicized:
-lpr -o prettyprint filename ENTER
   $ lpr -o prettyprint mydocument.txt
@@ Line 152: / Line 195: @@
   $ lpr -o page-left=72 -o page-right=72 -o page-top=72 -o page-bottom=72 mydocument.txt
+===== Image Options =====
   * Image Printing Options
@@ Line 161: / Line 207: @@
   $ lpr -o saturation=110 myimage (0-200%)
-  * Selecting the Media Size, Type, and Source
+  * The -o position=name option specifies the position of the image on the page:
-The -o media=xyz option sets the media size, type, and/or source:
+    center - Center the image on the page (default)
+    top - Print the image centered at the top of the page
+    left - Print the image centered on the left of page
+    right - Print the image centered on the right of the page
+    top-left - Print the image at the top left corner of the page
+    top-right - Print the image at the top right corner of the page
+    bottom - Print the image centered at the bottom of the page
+    bottom-left - Print the image at the bottom left corner of the page
+    bottom-right - Print the image at the bottom right corner of the page
+  * The -o scaling=percent, -o ppi=value, and -o natural-scaling=percent options change the size of a printed image:
-  $ lpr -o media=Letter,Transparency filename ENTER
+  $ lpr -o scaling=percent filename ENTER
-  $ lpr -o media=Letter,MultiPurpose,Transparency filename ENTER
+  $ lpr -o ppi=value filename ENTER
+  $ lpr -o natural-scaling=percent filename ENTER
-The available media sizes, types, and sources depend on the printer, but most support the following options (case is not significant):
+The scaling=percent value is a number from 1 to 800 specifying the size in relation to the page (not the image.) A scaling of 100 percent will fill the page as completely as the image aspect ratio allows. A scaling of 200 percent will print on up to 4 pages.
-  * Letter - US Letter (8.5x11 inches, or 216x279mm)
+The ppi=value value is a number from 1 to 1200 specifying the resolution of the image in pixels per inch. An image that is 3000x2400 pixels will print 10x8 inches at 300 pixels per inch, for example. If the specified resolution makes the image larger than the page, multiple pages will be printed to satisfy the request.
-  * Legal - US Legal (8.5x14 inches, or 216x356mm)
-  * A4 - ISO A4 (8.27x11.69 inches, or 210x297mm)
-  * COM10 - US #10 Envelope (9.5x4.125 inches, or 241x105mm)
-  * DL - ISO DL Envelope (8.66x4.33 inches, or 220x110mm)
-  * Transparency - Transparency media type or source
-  * Upper - Upper paper tray
-  * Lower - Lower paper tray
-  * MultiPurpose - Multi-purpose paper tray
-  * LargeCapacity - Large capacity paper tray
-The actual options supported are defined in the printer's PPD file in the PageSize, InputSlot, and MediaType options. You can use the command
+The natural-scaling=percent value is a number from 1 to 800 specifying the size in relation to the natural image size. A scaling of 100 percent will print the image at its natural size, while a scaling of 50 percent will print the image at half its natural size. If the specified scaling makes the image larger than the page, multiple pages will be printed to satisfy the request.
+  * The -o hue=value option will adjust the hue of the printed image, much like the tint control on your television:
-  $ lpoptions -p <name of printer> -l
+  $ lpr -o hue=value filename ENTER
-to see all the options available
+The value argument is a number from -360 to 360 and represents the color hue rotation. The following table summarizes the change you'll see with different colors:
+^ Original ^ hue=-45 ^ hue=45 ^
+|Red |Purple|Yellow-orange|
+|Green|Yellow-green|Blue-green|
+|Yellow|Orange|Green-yellow|
+|Blue|Sky-blue|Purple|
+|Magenta|Indigo|Crimson|
+|Cyan|Blue-green|Light-navy-blue|
+||||
+|The default hue adjustment is 0.||||
+  * The -o saturation=percent option adjusts the saturation of the colors in an image, much like the color knob on your television:
+  $ lpr -o saturation=percent filename ENTER
+The percent argument specifies the color saturation from 0 to 200. A color saturation of 0 produces a black-and-white print, while a value of 200 will make the colors extremely intense.
+The default saturation is 100.