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.TH "PCL3OPTS" "1" "" "pcl3 3.2"
.SH "NAME"
pcl3opts \(em determine options for the ghostscript driver \fBpcl3\fP from a PCL-3+ file
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP
\fBpcl3opts\fP [\fB-o \fIoutput_file\fP\fP]  [\fIinput_file\fP \&...] 
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The command \fBpcl3opts\fP
is intended to help in determining which options one should use when
calling ghostscript using \fBpcl3\fP for driving a PCL-3+ printer\&.
It analyzes one or more PCL \fIinput_files\fP
and issues on the \fIoutput_file\fP
its best guess as to which options one should specify in order to produce
files using a similar configuration\&.
The default \fIoutput_file\fP is standard output\&.
If no \fIinput_files\fP are specified,
the command reads from standard input\&.
.PP
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 \fBpcl3opts\fP examine them\&.
.SH "LIMITATIONS"
.PP
Note that \fBpcl3opts\fP
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\&.
.PP
In addition, some settings require interpretation of the page contents
in order to properly translate them into options for \fBpcl3\fP
and some cannot reliably be derived from a PCL file at all\&.
Finding good values for these parameters is beyond
\fBpcl3opts\fP\&'s capabilities\&.
This includes \fBLeadingEdge\fP, \fBSendBlackLast\fP,
\fBTumble\fP and the distinction between the colour models
\fBCMY+K\fP and \fBCMYK\fP\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBgs-pcl3\fP\fB(1)\fP
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
Copyright © 2000, 2001 by Martin Lottermoser,
Greifswaldstraße 28, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany\&.
E-mail: Martin\&.Lottermoser@t-online\&.de\&.
.PP
Version of this reference page: $Revision: 1\&.10 $
($Date: 2001/02/10 17:01:06 $)\&.
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