DVILJK(1)DVILJK(1)NAME
dvilj4, dvilj4l, dvilj2p, dvilj - convert a TeX DVI file to PCL, for HP
LaserJet printers
SYNOPSISdvilj [--Dnumber] [-ccopies] [-dmode] [-D] [-E] [-eoutputfile]
[-ffrompage] [-g] [-hheaderfile] [-l] [-Mflag] [-mmag] [-ppages] [-q]
[-r] [-ttopage] [-spagesize] [-v] [-Vmode] [-w] [-xxoff(mm)]
[-yyoff(mm)] [-Xxoff(dots)] [-Yyoff(dots)] [-z] [-] [filename]
DESCRIPTION
Dvilj and siblings convert TeX-output .dvi files into PCL (the Hewlett-
Packard 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. Virtual
fonts are not supported directly by Dvilj, so you must run dvicopy(1)
first, or otherwise expand the virtual fonts
All programs are generated from one source file dvi2xx.c. They are
usually called via a shell script or as a line printer filter. One such
script, dvihp, is included in the distribution. It provides command-
line options similar to those of dvips(1).
OPTIONS--Dnumber Debug according to the bits of number; see the Kpathsea man‐
ual 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 work on the LaserJet
IId, LaserJet IIId, and LaserJet 4.
-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).
-eoutfile Send output to outfile instead of the basename of dvi file
extended with `.lj'. If outfile is `-' (as in `-e-') the
output is directed to standard output and can be directly
piped into a spooler.
-fpagenum Print pages with TeX page numbers greater than or equal to
pagenum.
-g ``go'' mode: do not reset printer at start of job.
-hheaderfile
Copy headerfile to output before translation of the DVI file.
Used to send arbitrary commands to the laserprinter.
-l print output in landscape mode; supported only by dvilj2p and
dvilj4.
-Mflag Do (not) call mktexpk to generate fonts on demand. -M1 and
-M are equivalent. -M0 enables invoking mktexpk. (This is the
same as dvips.) The default behavior (i.e., if no -M option
is given) is chosen at compile-time; as distributed, mktexpk
is enabled. -M is only valid if dvi2xx was compiled with sup‐
port for mktexpk.
-mmagnification
Specify the magnification to use. The following are avail‐
able:
-m#usermag e.g., #900
-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
-ppagecount
print pagecount pages after the starting page.
-q Quiet operation: omit final statistics, etc.
-r toggle page reversal; by default, pages are reversed.
-spagesize
Specify the page size:
-s1: executive (7.25in x 10.5in)
-s2: letter (8.5in x 11in)
-s3: legal (8.5in x 14in)
-s26: A4 (210mm x 297mm)
-s80: monarch (3.875in x 7.5in)
-s81: commercial-10 (4.125in x 9.5in)
-s90: international DL (110mm x 220mm)
-s91: international C5 (162mm x 229mm)
All values are from the LJ II technical reference manual. If
the -s commandline option is omitted, no clipping is per‐
formed at the bottom of the page.
-tpagenum Print pages with TeX page numbers less than or equal to
pagenum.
-v Verbose mode: list fonts used, etc.
-Vmode compatibility mode. Use K for Kyocera, B for Brother, 6 for
LJ6 printers.
-w Omit 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 (overrides 1 inch/1
inch origin)
-Yoffset global y-offset in dots on output page (overrides 1 inch/1
inch origin)
-z print a test page with the page counter at end of job
- Take input from standard input (must be seekable), write to
standard output.
If no arguments are specified a brief usage message 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
files (e.g., graybox.sty). They may change in forthcoming versions.
You can include Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files in the PCL files
output by dvilj if you convert them to PCL first. The distribution
includes a script `epspcl' to do this (using Ghostscript, so your
Ghostscript must have the necessary LaserJet driver(s) compiled in).
DOUBLE PAGE PRINTING
The command line option -D causes the printer to print in doublepage
mode, that is, roughly speaking, printing first the even pages 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 hap‐
pen 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 whether 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
Dviljk uses 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 cumbersome.)
DVILJFONTS, if set, overrides all other font paths.
DVILJMAKEPK, if set, overrides `mktexpk' 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.
KPATHSEA_DEBUG: Trace Kpathsea lookups; set to -1 for complete tracing.
AUTHOR
Gustaf Neumann, Wirtschaftsuniversitaet Wien
neumann@wu-wien.ac.at
dviljk changes by kb@mail.tug.org; email bug reports to
tex-k@mail.tug.org.
10 June 1996 DVILJK(1)
