Technical data

Specifies the pathname of the SoftODL database. By default, the printer
uses the system-wide database as specified in the cp_dirs file.
• odlstyle=style-NxN
Specifies the SoftODL font style and size to use, for example,
normal-24x24.Ifodlstyle is not specified, the default style and size
set for the system-wide database is used.
• onehalf
For the Thai language, specifies that characters be printed on
one-and-one-half lines, rather than three lines, to produce more
compressed and natural-looking output. The onehalf keyword is valid
only for the thailpof print filter.
• plocale=locale_name
Specifies the printer locale. Print filters for some printers, such as the
LA380–CB printer, are country specific because the printer has built-in
fonts that are encoded in a particular codeset. For these printers, you
must specify plocale, and the codeset part of locale_name must
match the codeset of the built-in fonts. Other printers are generic and
suitable for printing files in a variety of languages. For these printers,
you can use a generic print filter (such as wwpsof) and do not need to
specify a plocale value unless you want to use a font that is not the
default for the language being printed.
• spcom
Enables space-compensation mode for languages, such as Thai, that
contain nonspacing characters. These characters can combine with
other characters for display and therefore do not occupy space. Many of
the existing tools that align text do not handle nonspacing characters
correctly. If you want to print the Thai output that these tools generate,
you should specify the spcom keyword to ensure proper text alignment in
the printed file. This keyword is valid only when used with a Thai print
filter or with the th_TH.TACTIS plocale value.
• tacdata=tac_data_path
Specifies the location of the character code tables used with the thailpof
print filter. By default, tac_data_path is /usr/lbin/tac_data.
• tm
Enables text morphing for printing Thai characters. Text morphing
replaces some characters with others to produce better printed output.
See Thai
(5) for information on text morphing.
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