NAME

       pbmpage - create a one page test pattern for printing

SYNOPSIS

       pbmpage [-a4] test_pattern

DESCRIPTION

       pbmpage 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.

       pbmpage produces an image intended for 600 dots per inch printer resolution.

       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 pbmtoppa.

       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.

       If,  due to addition of margins, the printer refuses to print the image because it is too big, use pnmcut
       to cut the right and bottom edges off the test pattern until it is small enough to print.

       test_pattern is the number of the test pattern to generate, as follows.  The default is 1.

       1      A grid ruled in numbers of pixels.  The outermost rules are exactly at the edges of the paper.

       2      A vertical line segment, one pixel wide, extending 1/2" up from the exact center of the page.

       3      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.

OPTIONS

       -a4    Generate an image for A4 (European) paper.  Without this option, pbmpage generates an image for US
              standard paper (8 1/2" wide x 11" high).

SEE ALSO

       pbmtoppa(1), pnmcut(1), pbm(5)

AUTHOR

       Tim Norman.  Copyright (C) 1998.  Licensed under GNU Public License

       Manual page by Bryan Henderson, May 2000.

                                                   01 May 2000                                        pbmpage(1)