The [Filter] sheet enables you to set the various types of filter options (text file printing options, image file printing options, and HP-GL/2 file printing options). The displayed settings differ depending on the type of filter selected from the [Filter] drop-down list. The [Filter] sheet is displayed by clicking the [Properties] button in the [cngplp] dialog box and clicking the [Filter] tab.
[Filter] | This enables you to select and specify the HP-GL/2 printing, image file printing, and text file printing option filters. Select from among the following. | |
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[None] | Filter not specified (default). | |
[Image file options] | Specifies image file printing options. | |
[Text file options] | Specifies text file printing options. | |
[HP-GL/2 options] | Specifies HP-GL/2 file printing options. | |
[OK] | Enables the settings for only the current print job. | |
[Save] | Stores the current settings as the default print settings. These settings will remain effective until updated. | |
[Cancel] | The settings are not updated to the current settings, and the default print settings remain effective. |
The following options are displayed when you select [Image file options] for [Filter].
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GIF | PNG | JPEG | TIFF |
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BMP | Photo CD (pcd) | Portable anymap (pnm) | Portable bitmap (pbm) |
Portable graymap (pgm) | Portable pixmap (ppm) | SGI RGB Image (rgb) | X11 Bitmap (xbm) |
X11 Pixmap (xpm) | Sun Raster (ras) | X Windows Dump (xwd) |
[Image] | ||
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[Color settings] | Adjusts the color tones (hue) and color saturation of the image. The color settings are only displayed for color printers. | |
[Hue] | Specifies a value for the color tones (hue) of the image (default is 0). | |
[Saturation] | Specifies a value for the color saturation of the image (default is 100). This function is only available for color images. If saturation is set at 0, the output image will be black and white, and if saturation is set at 200, the output image will have very strong color (saturation). |
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[Image size] | Sets the resolution, image size, and page size of the image. | |
[Resolution] | Specifies a value for the output resolution of the image (default is 128 ppi). If there is no resolution data in the image file, it will be output at 128 ppi. Depending on the resolution specified, the output image size may be larger than the page size, and subsequently output on multiple pages. |
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[Scaling] | Specifies a scaling value (default is 100%). When 100% is specified, the image is output at its original size. |
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[Page Scaling] | Specifies a scaling value based on the page size (default is 100%). When 100% is specified, the image is output at its original size on one page, when 200% is specified, the image is enlarged and output on four pages, and when 50% is specified, the image is reduced and output on approximately half of one page. |
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[Image position] | Specifies the image output position on the page (default is center). There are nine buttons corresponding to directions in which the image can be moved (if the central button is clicked, the image will be output in the center of the page). |
The following options are displayed when you select [Text file options] for [Filter].
[Text] | ||
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[Text format] | Specifies text file format settings, such as the number of letters and columns. | |
[Char per inch] | Specifies a value for the number of characters per inch, from 1 to 99 (default is 10). | |
[Lines per inch] | Specifies a value for the number of lines per inch, from 1 to 99 (default is 6). | |
[Columns] | Specifies a value for the number of columns, from 1 to 10 (default is 1). | |
[Page margin] | Specifies settings for the margins. | |
[Use custom margins] | Clicking this button enables you to set the top, bottom, left, and right margins, using the following settings. | |
[Top] | Specifies the top margin. | |
[Bottom] | Specifies the bottom margin. | |
[Left] | Specifies the left margin. | |
[Right] | Specifies the right margin. | |
[Pretty Print] | Clicking this button enables you to print the page number, job title (normally the text file name), and date at the top of the page. Also, keywords in script, Perl, C, and C++ are highlighted (printed in bold), and comment lines are printed in italics. |
The following options are displayed when you select [HP-GL/2 options] for [Filter].
[HP-GL/2] | Specifies the various settings for printing HP-GL/2 format data. These are specified by the following buttons. | |
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[Plot in Black Pen] | Specifies black and white printing. This setting is only available for color printers. When not specified, the colors defined in the HP-GL/2 file, or the standard pen colors described in the Hewlett Packard HP-GL/2 Reference Manual, are used. |
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[Fit To Page] | Matches the plot size to the page. When not specified, the absolute size specified in the HP-GL/2 file is used. This function relies on the plot size command (PS) within the HP-GL/2 file. If the plot size is not specified in the HP-GL/2 file, the scale is not changed. |
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[Pen Width] | Specifies the pen width (default is 1.0). If the pen width is specified as 0, it is drawn with a width of one pixel. |