lpoptions, default printing options for *nix (with cups)

The default command to send printing jobs under linux is "lpr", and all the commands that comes with it. To configure some options by default, for example for my office computer, I have to set them in the file : ~/.cups/lpoptions. This is what I have :

Default The_Printer_Name Binding=LeftBinding KMDuplex=Double StapleOption=1StapleLeft StapleSet=True

This will hence configure those option by default.

• Binding : by default, put the binding ("reliure" (fr) ) on the left
• KMDuplex : by default, print in duplex mode ("recto-verso" (fr)).
• StapleOption : by default, staple once, on the left corner
• StapleSet : by default, staple all documents.

NB 1 : Of course, I can modify all those options before printing, for example in acrobat-reader (acroread), or okular, or evince, or whatever I'm using. NB 2 : Those options may (or should I say "will") vary from one brand to another... (This is for a "KONICA MINOLTA bizhub C360 - 0" printer)

Imprimer des transparents

Imprimer des transparents

Dont un script que j'avais écrit il y a (très) longtemps pour imprimer des transparents :

#!/bin/bash

# convert .pdf slides into ps files with 4 slides/page

# takes   : PDF documents in landscape (-l) or portrait (-p) orientation
# returns : PS document with 4 slides per page [file names $PREFIX*.ps]
#
# pages to be read in rows: [1] [2]
#                           [3] [4] 

PREFIX=p4-
FORMAT=a4
MODULO=2:1,0
#

while getopts "lpb:f:h" opt ; do
    case $opt in 
  f)FORMAT=$OPTARG;;
  p)echo "Potrait mode";   MODULO=4:0,2,1,3;;#MODULO=4:1,3,2,0 ;;
 l)echo "Landscape mode"; MODULO=2:1,0 ;;
  b)PREFIX=$OPTARG;;
 h)
cat < < EOF
convert .pdf slides into ps files with 4 slides/page
usage   : $0 [-f] [-l|-p] [-p]
options :
-l          landscape document          (default)
-p          portrait document
-f=FORMAT   paper format                (default is a4)
-p=PREFIX   prefix appened to filename  (default is "p4-")
-h          this help message

For a fast use, just use 'pdf4ps file1.pdf file2.pdf', 
and it will produce 'p4-file1.ps' and 'p4-file2.ps'.
EOF
     exit;;

 ?)echo "Error : bad option. Try $0 -h"
     exit;;
    esac
done

shift $(($OPTIND - 1))

for i in "$*" ; do
    if [ ! -f "$i" ]; then
 echo "No file $i"
    else
 OUTFILE=$PREFIX`basename "$i" .pdf`.ps
 if [ ! -f "$OUTFILE" ]; then
     pdftops "$i" - \
  | pstops "$MODULO" \
  | psnup -4 -d1 -m0.2 -s0.5 -c \
  | psresize -P"$FORMAT" -p"$FORMAT">"$OUTFILE"
 else
     echo "$PREFIX version of \"$i\" already exist ($OUTFILE)"
 fi
    fi
done

# Corentin Mehat oct2005-oct2006
# please send all bugs & ameliorations

# pdftops $i - \      # softs are to use ps files, convert the file to ps
# | pstops 2:1,0 \                        # reorder mod 2 : odd, even
# | psnup -4 -d1 -m0.2 -s0.5 -c \         # border=1 margin=0.2 scale=0.5
# | psresize -Pletter -pletter>$OUTFILE   # recenter