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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

I downloaded 2 MB of netpbm 10.19 source code and found not pbmtops.c but 
pbmtolps.c (line ps) and pbmtoepson.c and pbmtols.c, the latter two 
possibly capable of generating files that can be sent directly to epson or 
laserjet printers.  I have to figure out how to use gcc directly to 
compile them.  Can anyone tell me if any other libraries are needed for 
compiling besides glibc?

There are short files, around 10K.  If it were possible to print images 
directly this way, I would also get convertors for jpeg, gif and ping to 
pbm, pgm and ppm.  Much more efficient than using X, ghostscript, and xv.
(Or maybe there is even jpegtolj etc.)

cat `pbmtolj filename.pbm' > /dev/lp1  ?

I found also pbmtoppa, which turns pbm files into a format directly 
printable by 'Windows printers' HP 720 and 822C (which I have).

I don't even recognize about 95% of the formats handled by netpbm.


On Mon, 21 Mar 2005, sindi keesan wrote:

> I finished my taxes and want to scan them to pbm format and print.
> I can probably do this with xv but is there some simpler way to do it, CLI, 
> such as sending the pbm file directly to the printer?
>
> If not, where might I find pbmtops other than in 2.5M source code package for 
> netpbm, latest version (10.26) ?  I found a precompiled package for SW 10 or 
> 10.1 at linuxpackages.  I found nothing in SW71 or SW81.  The oldest source 
> code I could find was 1.9M (10.11.1).  I have no use for most of the 200+ 
> programs in it, such as latexto.....
>
> pbmplus appears to be an offshoot of netpbm no longer in progress.
>
> I could just use a DOS image program to convert to gif and then printgif for 
> DOS.  That seems like cheating.  I also have a few programs from netpbm in a 
> DOS port, but I think only for rotating and flipping.
> (I could also cheat by using the Win98 scanner software).
>
> I hear Image Magick has some CLI utilities - would it convert pbm to ps?
>
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