---
name: "foo2slx"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "printer-driver-foo2zjs-common"
version: "20200505dfsg0-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/foo2slx"
---

# foo2slx(1)

foo2slx - Convert Ghostscript pbmraw or bitcmyk format into a SLX printer stream **foo2slx** \[*options*\] \<*pbmraw-file* \>*slx-file*

**foo2slx** \[*options*\] \<*bitcmyk-file* \>*slx-file*

**foo2slx** \[*options*\] \<*pksmraw-file* \>*slx-file* **foo2slx** converts Ghostscript pbmraw, bitcmyk, or pksmraw output formats to monochrome or color SLX streams, for driving the Lexmark C500 network color laser printer and other SLZ-based printers.  The SLX stream is a variant of ZjStream produced by Software Imaging K.K.

These are the options used to select the parameters of a print job that are usually controlled on a per job basis.

- **-c**

  Force color mode if autodetect doesn't work.

- **-g** *xpix***x***ypix*

  Set page dimensions in pixels \[10200x6600\].

- **-m** *media*

  Media code to send to printer \[0\].

  | | |
  | --- | --- |
  | Media | SLX |
  | plain | 0 |
  | transparency | 1 |
  | labels | 2 |
  | thick1 | 3 |
  | envelope1 | 4 |
  | thin | 5 |
  | thick2 | 6 |
  | envelope2 | 7 |
  | middle | 8 |
  | special | 9 |

- **-p** *paper*

  Paper code to send to printer \[6\].

  | | | | |
  | --- | --- | --- | --- |
  | 6 | letter | 2 | A4 |
  | 9 | legal | 4 | B5 |
  | 8 | executive | 5 | B5iso |
  | 10 | env #10 | 11 | env DL |

- **-n** *copies*

  Number of copies \[1\].

- **-r** *xres***x***yres*

  Set device resolution in pixels/inch \[1200x600\].

- **-s** *source*

  Source (InputSlot) code to send to printer \[0\].

  | | | | |
  | --- | --- | --- | --- |
  | 0 | auto | 1 | cassette1 |

  These are the options used to customize the operation of **foo2slx** for a particular printer.

- **-u** *xoff***x***yoff*

  Set the offset of the start of the printable region from the upper left corner, in pixels \[0x0\].

- **-l** *xoff***x***yoff*

  Set the offset of the end of the printable region from the lower right corner, in pixels \[0x0\].

- **-L** *mask*

  Send logical clipping amounts implied by -u/-l in the ZjStream \[3\].

  | | |
  | --- | --- |
  | 0 | don't send any logical clipping amounts |
  | 1 | only send Y clipping amount |
  | 2 | only send X clipping amount |
  | 3 | send both X and Y clipping amounts |

- **-A**

  AllIsBlack: convert C=1,M=1,Y=1 to just K=1.  Works with bitcmyk input only.

- **-B**

  BlackClears: K=1 forces C,M,Y to 0.  Works with bitcmyk input only.

- These options are used for debugging **foo2slx**.

  - **-S** *plane*

  Output just a single color plane from a color print and print it on the black plane.  The default is to output all color planes.

  | | |
  | --- | --- |
  | 1 | Cyan |
  | 2 | Magenta |
  | 3 | Yellow |
  | 4 | Black |

- **-D** *level*

  Set Debug level \[0\].

  Create a black and white SLX stream:

  ```
  gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
      -sPAPERSIZE=letter -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw
      -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
  | foo2slx -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p1 >testpage.zm
  ```

Create a color SLX stream:

```
gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
    -sPAPERSIZE=letter -g10200x6600 -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=bitcmyk
    -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
| foo2slx -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p1 >testpage.zc
```

**/usr/bin/foo2slx** [**foo2slx-wrapper**(1)](/foo2slx-wrapper/1.md), [**slxdecode**(1)](/slxdecode/1.md) Rick Richardson \<rick.richardson@comcast.net\>\
 http://foo2slx.rkkda.com/