HPSET(1)

NAME
hpset - printer commands

SYNOPSIS
hpset [-hco] [commands ...]

DESCRIPTION
hpset is used to send commands to a printer. These commands are synonyms for ESC Codes based on the PCL standard from Hewlet Packard.

Options

-c  redirect output to stdout

-oname
    redirect output into the specified file or device redirect

-h  prints a help message

Commands

back
    Puts every setting back to the printer defaults.

test
    Starts the self test.

out If paper is inside the printer it will be thrown out.

cr  activates the linefeed

lbon
    acivates the linebreak.

leftright
    forces the printer to print only from left to right.

rightleft
    forces the printer to print only from right to left.

bidirect
    forces the printer in both ways.

execoff
    The following commands are not executed but printed.

execon
    The following commands are executed.

nice
    High quality printing.

econo
    Enables fast and economic printing.

landscape
    Printing in landscape format.

portrait
    Printing in portrait format.

lpinum
    Sets the lines per inch. For num use 6 or 8.

The following commands must be sent in the given order and sequence. The sequence looks like,

    hpset [characterset] [characterdistance] [character density]
    [point size] [type position] [line strength] [type]

    -Characterset
        english		ISO 4
        ansi		ANSI ASCII ISO 6
        sweden 		ISO 10
        italian		ISO 15
        spain		ISO 17
        german		ISO 21
        france		ISO 69

    -Characterdistance
        prop	Proportional
        fix	Fixed

    If you've chosen proportional you don't have to set the character density.

    -Characterdensity
        cpi# 	# is one of 5,6,10,12,16,16.67,20,24

    -Pointsize
        point# 	# is one of 4.75,5,6,7,8,9.5,10,12,14,19,24

    -Typeposition
        italic
        upright

    -Linestrength
        bold
        normal

    -Type
        courier
        times
        gothic
        univers
    Notice that not every combination of the commands above is possible. Refer
    to the manual of HPSET where you can find a table with allowed combinations.

SEE ALSO
lpr(1), lpd(1),

BUGS
report them to michael.janson@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de