[hylafax-users] Sv: outgoing fax-format

["Oluf Steensen" <oluste@post.cybercity.dk>]

I have used "pcl2pdf" from "http://www.visual.co.uk" for some years. It works very well with pcl binaries from a LaserJet driver (print to file) and with ascii files mixed with pcl-esc-sequences as well. 

Oluf Steensen

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Fra: "Thomas Baumann" <tom@tiri.li>
Til: <hylafax-users@hylafax.org>
Sendt: 29. oktober 2002 12:06
Emne: Re: [hylafax-users] outgoing fax-format


> pcl2ps (perlscript) is nearly like ps2ascii
> converts without graphic...
> 
> does somebody have a better idea ?
> ImageMagick can only write PCL but not vice versa....
> 
> - tom
> 
> Zitat von Josh Welch <jwelch@buffalowildwings.com>:
> 
> > Thomas Baumann said:
> > > Hello list,
> > >
> > > is there sb. who can provide a program which converts
> > > PCL-Documents (output from a HP Laserjet PCL Printer Driver)
> > > to Fax-Documents ?
> > > The problem is, we have an application that is optimized
> > > for PCL, so if I use a postscript printer driver the format
> > > is not that good (i.e. tabs are wrong, graphics are drawn wrong etc.)
> > > I only found a commercial version
> > > ( http://www.techknowsystems.com/jetpcl/ )
> > >
> > > Thanks for your help.
> > >
> > > thomas
> > >
> > > --
> > > Thomas Baumann // Postfach 110115 // D-64216 Darmstadt // <tom@tiri.li>
> > >
> > This comes up periodically, and the unfortunate answer that I have come up
> > with is that a particularly good one does not exist. If you do a google
> > search for pcl2ps you will get some hits of stuff you canlook at, both
> > commercial and otherwise, but it seems as though onl the commercial ones do
> > a good job.
> > Josh
> > 
> > 
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