7 Printing from UNIX
334 Printing from an Application
Right Margin
The right margin position can be specified with the following option.
If the right margin is set to the left of the left margin or if it is set to a position wider than the logi-
cal page it will be ignored. The right margin is specified in columns from the left margin. A nega-
tive value will be ignored.
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 set the right margin to fifty columns is
“lp -o rm=50 filename”.
Top Margin
The top margin position can be specified with the following option.
If the top margin is set too high or too low part of the text may not appear due to the printer’s
unprintable region. The top margin will be ignored if it is set to a value greater than the printer’s
logical page length. Setting this value may affect the number of lines specified using the page
length option.
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 set the top margin to ten lines is “lp -o tm=10 filename”.
Text Length
The text length can be specified using the following options.
If the text length is set too high, the part of the text may not appear due to the printer’s unprint-
able area. The text length will be ignored if it is set to a value greater than the printer’s logical
page length minus the top margin. The text length is specified in rows from the top margin. Set-
ting this value may affect the number of lines specified using the page length option.
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 set the text length to 40 lines is “lp -o tl=40 filename”.
Banner Page
A banner page is automatically generated for each file in each job. The banner page contains
the following items. The banner page is always sent as a PCL5e job.
y The name of the user that submitted the print job.
y The job ID number and from which workstation it was submitted.
Option Value
Alternate
Value
Description
rm=value Set the right margin to value columns.
Option Value
Alternate
Value
Description
tm=value Set the top margin to value lines.
Option Value
Alternate
Value
Description
tl=value Set the length to value lines.
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