7 Printing from UNIX
350 Printing from an Application
Outer Margin
The booklet mode outer margin can be selected using the following options.
Example: The command to select the outer margin value for booklet printing mode is
“lp -o outermargin=value filename”.
Collate
The collate option can be selected using the following options.
Example: The command to select collate off is “lp -o collate=off filename”.
Orientation
The following orientation options are available.
If this option is not specified the command will not be sent so the printer’s default value will be
used.
Example: The command to specify landscape orientation is “lp -o landscape filename”.
Font Pitch
If the pitch is specified the net_estcolor program will always select the Courier font; otherwise
the default font is used. The following options are used to select the font pitch.
In all the cases shown above the Courier font will also be selected. When the pitch is changed
the font size will automatically be scaled to the appropriate size.
If this option is not specified, the default pitch and font will be used.
Example: The command to specify 8 characters per inch is “lp -o pitch=8 filename”.
Option Value
Alternate
Value
Description
outermargin
=value
Select the outer margin value for booklet printing mode.
This value specifies in pixels the Outer Margin or the
“Creep” per page, which should take place while print-
ing a booklet. The valid range for value is 0 - . Default is
0.
Option Value
Alternate
Value
Description
collate=off OFF Cancel the collate printing mode.
collate=on ON Set the collate printing mode.
Option Value
Alternate
Value
Description
portrait Print the document in portrait orientation.
landscape Print the document in landscape orientation.
Option Value
Alternate
Value
Description
c pitch=16.67 Set the character pitch to 16.67 characters per inch.
10 pitch=10 Set the character pitch to 10 characters per inch.
12 pitch=12 Set the character pitch to 12 characters per inch.
pitch=value Set the character pitch to value characters per inch.