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NAME dvilj4, dvilj4l, dvilj2p, dvilj - convert dvi files to PCL, for HP LaserJet printers
SYNOPSIS dvilj [-afontpath] [--Dnumber] [-b ] [-ccopies] [-dmode] [-D] [-E] [- eoutput file] [-ffrompage] [-g] [-hheader file] [-l] [-Mflag] [-mmag] [-ppages] [-q] [-r] [-ttopage] [-spagesize] [-v] [-w] [-xxoff(mm)] [- yyoff(mm)] [-Xxoff(dots)] [-Yyoff(dots)] [-z] [-] [filename]
DESCRIPTION Dvilj and siblings convert TeX-output .dvi files into HP PCL (i.e. HP Printer Control Language) commands suitable for printing on a HP LaserJet+, HP LaserJet IIP (using dvilj2p), HP LaserJet 4 (using dvilj4), and fully compatible printers. Dvilj4 also provides support for the builtin Intellifont and TrueType fonts; TFM and VF files are provided in the distribution. Unfortunately, virtual fonts are not supported directly, so you must run dvicopy(1) first.
All programs are generated from the same source dvi2xx.c. They are usually called by a shell script or as a line printer filter.
OPTIONS --Dnumber Debug according to the bits of number; see the Kpathsea manual for values. Also turns on general verbosity.
-cnumber print each page number times (including original)
-dnumber print in duplex mode. The option -d1 means long edge binding, -d2 stands for short edge binding. This option is only selectable from dvilj2p, and is known to works on a LaserJet IId or a LaserJet IIId or LaserJet IV.
-D Double-sided printing - see below; -D1 prints odd sides only, -D2 is for even pages, a trailing - suppresses printing of empty padding pages.
-E Switch printer into econo mode (dvilj4 only)
-eoutput file default output filename is the basename of dvi file and extension '.lj'. The '-e' option can be used to override this default and to direct the output to a different file. If the output filename is set to '-` (option '-e-') the output is directed to stdout and can be directly piped into a spooler.
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-fpage number start printing at top of given page number
-g go - do not reset printer at start of job
-hheader file headerfile to be copied before translation of dvi-file. Used to send arbitrary commands to the laserprinter.
-l landscape - print output in landscape mode. This option is supported only by dvilj2p and dvilj4.
-Mflag Do (not) call MakeTeXPK. -M1 and -M are equivalent. -M0 enables invoking MakeTeXPK. (This is the same as dvips.) The default behavior (i.e., if no -M is given) is chosen at compile-time. This flag is only valid if dvi2xx was compiled with support for MakeTeXPK.
-mmagnification Specifiy the magnification to use. The following are available: -m#usermag e.g. #1200 -m0 equivalent to -m#1000 -mh equivalent to -m#1095 -m1 equivalent to -m#1200 -mq equivalent to -m#1250 -m2 equivalent to -m#1440 -m3 equivalent to -m#1728 -m4 equivalent to -m#2074 -m5 equivalent to -m#2488
-pnumber of pages print given number of pages
-q quiet operation
-r toggle reverse/not reverse order for output. By default reverse=TRUE.
-spagesize Spezify pagesize -s1: executive (7.25in * 10.5in) -s2: letter (8.5in * 11in) -s3: legal (8.5in * 14in) -s26: A4 (210mm * 297mm) -s80: monarch (3.875in * 7.5in) -s81: commercial-10 (4.125in * 9.5in)
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-s90: international DL (110mm * 220mm) -s91: international C5 (162mm * 229mm) All values are from the LJ II technical reference manual. If the -s commandline option is omitted no clipping is performed at the bottom of the page.
-tpage number print to end of given page number
-v verbose mode, list used fonts
-w print no warnings
-xoffset global x-offset in mm on output page relative to 1 inch/1 inch origin
-yoffset global y-offset in mm on output page relative to 1 inch/1 inch origin
-Xoffset global x-offset in dots on output page (to set 1 inch/1 inch origin)
-Yoffset global y-offset in dots on output page (to set 1 inch/1 inch origin)
-z print a test page with the page counter at end of job
- Take input from stdin (must be seekable), output to stdout.
If no arguments are specified a short help file is displayed.
\special commands TeX '\special' commands that are implemented:
\special{file=<filename>} copy specified file to the printer; either vector- or bitmap- graphics PMP commands
\special{hpfile=<filename>} Same as `file'.
others: There are a few other special commands implented for the LJ-series, which should only be used in connection with the distributed style
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files (eg graybox.sty). They are likely to be changed in forthcoming versions.
Double Page Printing The command line option -D causes the printer to print in doublepage mode, that is - roughly speaking - printing first the even pagen and then the odd pages of a document. If -D is used to print both even and odd pages (-D is used without the optional 1 or 2) the following will happen after half of the pages is printed:
LJ: the printer stops, shows message "FEED" and switches on manual feed led. The printer continues when either the printed pages are fed into the manual page feeder, or the operator pushes the continue button (after placing first the printed pages into the paper tray).
If -D1 was specified only odd pages will be printed, -D2 can be used for even pages. A trailing `-' (as in -D-, -D1- or -D2-) supresses printing of empty pages which are generated for padding otherwise.
The driver allows the -D option for both print-directions (front-to- back or back-to-front printing). It tries to be clever in certain cases: when a document has an odd number of pages it inserts in the right place an empty page when a document starts with page 0 the driver inserts an empty page after the 0-page when a piece of a document is printed that starts with an even page-number it prints this page at the backside of the first page to ensure that the odd sides are always on the frontside. The 0-page is treated like an odd page.
The doubleside option works for all LJs, not only for the new D model with does doubleside-printing (actually, i don't know wether it makes much sense on the new LJ II D at all).
Caveat on the doubleside-option: When it is used frequently or on very large files, it might become necessary to clean the printer much more frequently.
The command line option -pX can be used to abort printing after the output of X pages (can lead to strange results together with -D). I personally dislike this option. The secure way of printing a part of a document is using -f (from) and -t (to).
ENVIRONMENT The same environment variables and algorithms for finding font files as TeX and its friends do. See the documentation for the Kpathsea library for details. (Repeating it here is too error-prone.)
DVILJFONTS, if set, overrides all other font paths.
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DVILJMAKEPK, if set, overrides `MakeTeXPK' as the name of the command to execute to create a PK file if one isn't found.
The DVILJSIZES variable may be set to indicate which sizes of fonts are available. It should consist of a list of numbers separated by colons. If the list begins with a colon, the system default sizes are used, as well. Sizes are expressed in dots per inch; decimals may be used for ``pxl'' files: for example, a 300 dots per inch file magnified by half a step comes out to 1643 dots per five inches, which should be encoded as 328.6. dvilj tries the actual size of the font before trying any of the given sizes.
AUTHOR Gustaf Neumann, Wirtschaftsuniversitaet Wien neumann@wu-wien.ac.at
dviljk changes by kb@cs.umb.edu; email bug reports to tex-k@cs.umb.edu.
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