source: archive/gimp-print.xml@ 48b59802

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY gimp-print-download-http "&sourceforge-repo;/gimp-print/gimp-print-&gimp-print-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY gimp-print-download-ftp  " ">
  <!ENTITY gimp-print-md5sum        "766be49f44a6a682d857e5aefec414d4">
  <!ENTITY gimp-print-size          "5.1 MB">
  <!ENTITY gimp-print-buildsize     "36 MB">
  <!ENTITY gimp-print-time          "0.32 SBU (additional 4.37 SBUs to run the test suite)">
]>

<sect1 id="gimp-print" xreflabel="Gimp-Print-&gimp-print-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="gimp-print.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>Gimp-Print-&gimp-print-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="gimp-print">
    <primary sortas="a-Gimp-Print">Gimp-Print</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to Gimp-Print</title>

    <para>The <application>Gimp-Print</application> package contains
    high quality drivers for Canon, Epson, Lexmark and PCL
    printers for use with <xref linkend="gs"/>, <xref linkend="cups"/>,
    <ulink url="http://www.linuxprinting.org/foomatic.html">Foomatic</ulink>,
    <xref linkend="LPRng"/>, <command>lpr</command> and the
    <application>GIMP-1.2</application>. See a list of supported printers at
    <ulink url="http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/p_Supported_Printers.php3"/>.
    </para>

<!-- FIXME: APFL Ghostscript is not tested. Don't forget to check the license. -->

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&gimp-print-download-http;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&gimp-print-download-ftp;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download MD5 sum: &gimp-print-md5sum;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download size: &gimp-print-size;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated disk space required: &gimp-print-buildsize;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated build time: &gimp-print-time;</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Gimp-Print Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
    <para role="optional"><xref linkend="cups"/>,
    <ulink url="http://www.linuxprinting.org/foomatic.html">Foomatic</ulink>,
    <ulink url="http://www.linuxprinting.org/ijs/">IJS</ulink>,
    <!--<xref linkend="tetex"/> or--> <xref linkend="texlive"/>,
    <xref linkend="docbook-utils"/> and
    <!-- <xref linkend="espgs"/> or --><xref linkend="gs"/></para>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
    <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/gimp-print"/></para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of Gimp-Print</title>

    <para>Install <application>Gimp-Print</application> by running the
    following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --with-testpattern --enable-test &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.</para>

    <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="commands">
    <title>Command Explanations</title>

    <para><parameter>--with-testpattern</parameter>: This parameter causes the
    test pattern generator program to be built.</para>

    <para><parameter>--enable-test</parameter>: This parameter causes the
    programs required by the test suite to be built.</para>

    <para><option>--with-translated-ppds=no</option>: When this switch is
    given, only US English PPD files for <application>CUPS</application>
    will be built. Useful if the PPD files are not yet translated into your
    native language and you want to save some space by not installing unneeded
    translations.</para>

    <para><option>--enable-cups-level3-ps</option>: This option causes
    the build process to generate PostScript level 3 PPD files
    instead of level 2 ones.</para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="configuration">
    <title>Configuring Gimp-Print</title>

    <sect3>
      <title>Configuration Information</title>

      <para>For <application>CUPS</application> to see newly installed PPD
      files, it has to be restarted (as the <systemitem
      class="username">root</systemitem> user):</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>/etc/rc.d/init.d/cups restart</userinput></screen>

      <note>
        <para>This command may take a very long time (up to 10 minutes)
        to complete. Don't panic while <application>CUPS</application>
        is rescanning the list of PPD files. The long delay will happen
        only once.</para>
      </note>

      <para>Then point your web browser to <ulink url="http://localhost:631/"/>
      to add a new printer to <application>CUPS</application>.</para>

    </sect3>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>cups-calibrate, escputil, gimpprint-config, ijsgimpprint, and
        testpattern</seg>
        <seg>libgimpprint.{so,a} and optionally, various
        <application>CUPS</application> filters and backend
        drivers</seg>
        <seg>/usr/include/gimp-print, /usr/lib/gimp, /usr/share/cups/model/C,
        and /usr/share/gimp-print</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="cups-calibrate">
        <term><command>cups-calibrate</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>calibrates the color output of printers using the
          <application>Gimp-Print</application>,
          <application>CUPS</application> or
          <application>ESP Print Pro</application> drivers.</para>
          <indexterm zone="gimp-print cups-calibrate">
            <primary sortas="b-cups-calibrate">cups-calibrate</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="escputil">
        <term><command>escputil</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is a command line utility to perform various maintenance
          tasks on Epson Stylus inkjet printers.</para>
          <indexterm zone="gimp-print escputil">
            <primary sortas="b-escputil">escputil</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="gimpprint-config">
        <term><command>gimpprint-config</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is a script to get information about the installed version
          of <application>Gimp-Print</application>.</para>
          <indexterm zone="gimp-print gimpprint-config">
            <primary sortas="b-gimpprint-config">gimpprint-config</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="ijsgimpprint">
        <term><command>ijsgimpprint</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is a Ghostscript driver for
          <application>Gimp-Print</application>.</para>
          <indexterm zone="gimp-print ijsgimpprint">
            <primary sortas="b-ijsgimpprint">ijsgimpprint</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>