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3. Printing
306 Printing Guide — Printing from UNIX
If left2right=off then long edge binding is selected, otherwise if left2right=on then short
edge binding is used.
Example: The command to select left to right page layout for booklet printing mode is
“lp –o left2right=on filename”.
— Center Margin
The booklet mode center margin can be selected using the following options.
Example: The command to select the center margin value for booklet printing mode is
“lp –o centremargin=value filename”.
— Outer Margin
The booklet mode outer margin can be selected using the following options.
Example: The command to select the outer margin value for booklet printing mode is
“lp –o outermargin=value filename”.
— Collate
The collate option can be selected using the following options.
Example: The command to select collate off is “lp -o collate=off filename”.
left2right=on ON Select left to right page layout for booklet printing mode.
This is the default setting.
If the value is ON then the layout of the pages is from
Left to Right as shown in the figure below.
Option Value Alternate Value Description
centermargin
=value
Select the center margin value for booklet printing
mode.
This value specifies in pixels the Center Margin or the
“Gutter”. This is in addition to the center margin already
specified by the application. The valid range for value is
0 – 300. Default is 0.
Option Value Alternate Value Description
outermargin
=value
Select the outer margin value for booklet printing mode.
This value specifies in pixels the Outer Margin or the
“Creep” per page, which should take place while print-
ing a booklet. The valid range for value is 0 – 18.
Default is 0.
Option Value Alternate Value Description
collate=off OFF Cancel the collate printing mode.
collate=on ON Set the collate printing mode.
Option Value Alternate Value Description