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diff --git a/pbmpage.html b/pbmpage.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..542efc7a --- /dev/null +++ b/pbmpage.html @@ -0,0 +1,111 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> +<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Pbmpage User Manual</TITLE></HEAD> +<BODY> +<H1>pbmpage</H1> +Updated: 01 May 2000 +<BR> +<A HREF="#index">Table Of Contents</A> + +<A NAME="lbAB"> </A> +<H2>NAME</H2> + +pbmpage - create a one page test pattern for printing + +<A NAME="lbAC"> </A> +<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2> + +<B>pbmpage</B> +[<B>-a4</B>] +<I>test_pattern</I> + +<A NAME="lbAD"> </A> +<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2> + +<p>This program is part of <a href="index.html">Netpbm</a>. + +<p><B>pbmpage</B> generates a one page test pattern to print on a +sheet of paper, for use in calibrating a printer. The test pattern in +is PBM format. + +<P><B>pbmpage</B> produces an image intended for 600 dots per inch +printer resolution. + +<P>If you are printing on an HP PPA printer, you can convert the +output of this program to a stream that you can feed to the printer +with <B>pbmtoppa</B>. + +<P> +Bear in mind that when you print the test pattern, you are testing not +only the printer, but any converter or driver software along the +printing path. Any one of these components may adjust margins, crop +the image, erase edges, and such. + +<P>If, due to addition of margins, the printer refuses to print the +image because it is too big, use <B>pamcut</B> to cut the right and +bottom edges off the test pattern until it is small enough to print. + +<P><I>test_pattern </I> is the number of the test pattern to generate, +as follows. The default is <B>1</B>. + +<DL COMPACT> +<DT><B>1</B> + +<DD> +A black on white grid ruled in numbers of pixels. A black one pixel box +is at the very edges of the paper. + +<p>Before Netpbm 10.18 (August 2003), the perimeter box was not there. + +<DT><B>2</B> + +<DD> +A vertical line segment, one pixel wide, extending 1/2" up from the +exact center of the page. +<DT><B>3</B> + +<DD> +Two diagonal line segments, one starting at the upper left corner of the +page, the other starting from the lower left corner of the page. Both +extend 1/2" toward the center of the page at 45 degrees. +</DL> + +<A NAME="lbAE"> </A> +<H2>OPTIONS</H2> + +<DL COMPACT> +<DT><B>-a4</B> + +<DD>Generate an image for A4 (European) paper. Without this option, +<B>pbmpage</B> generates an image for US standard paper (8 1/2" +wide x 11" high). + +</DL> + +<A NAME="lbAF"> </A> +<H2>SEE ALSO</H2> + +<B><A HREF="pbmtoppa.html">pbmtoppa</A></B>, +<B><A HREF="pamcut.html">pamcut</A></B>, +<B><A HREF="pbm.html">pbm</A></B> + +<A NAME="lbAG"> </A> +<H2>AUTHOR</H2> + +Tim Norman. Copyright (C) 1998. Licensed under GNU Public License + +<P>Manual page by Bryan Henderson, May 2000. Contributed to the public +domain by its author. + +<HR> +<A NAME="index"> </A> +<H2>Table Of Contents</H2> +<UL> +<LI><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A> +<LI><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A> +<LI><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A> +<LI><A HREF="#lbAE">OPTIONS</A> +<LI><A HREF="#lbAF">SEE ALSO</A> +<LI><A HREF="#lbAG">AUTHOR</A> +</UL> +</BODY> +</HTML> |