1 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
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2 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
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3 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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4 | %general-entities;
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5 |
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6 | <!ENTITY gimp-print-download-http "http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gimp-print/gimp-print-&gimp-print-version;.tar.gz">
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7 | <!ENTITY gimp-print-download-ftp " ">
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8 | <!ENTITY gimp-print-size "5.2 MB">
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9 | <!ENTITY gimp-print-buildsize "27 MB">
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10 | <!ENTITY gimp-print-time "0.29 SBU">
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11 | ]>
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12 |
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13 | <sect1 id="gimp-print" xreflabel="Gimp-Print-&gimp-print-version;">
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14 | <sect1info>
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15 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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16 | <date>$Date$</date>
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17 | </sect1info>
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18 | <?dbhtml filename="gimp-print.html"?>
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19 | <title>Gimp-Print-&gimp-print-version;</title>
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20 |
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21 | <sect2>
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22 | <title>Introduction to <application>Gimp-Print</application></title>
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23 |
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24 | <para>The <application>Gimp-Print</application> package contains
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25 | high quality drivers for Canon, Epson, Lexmark and <acronym>PCL</acronym>
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26 | printers for use with <xref linkend="espgs"/>, <xref linkend="cups"/>,
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27 | <ulink url="http://www.linuxprinting.org/foomatic.html">Foomatic</ulink>,
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28 | <xref linkend="LPRng"/>, <command>lpr</command> and the
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29 | <application><acronym>GIMP</acronym>-1.2</application>. See a list of
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30 | supported printers at
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31 | <ulink url="http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/p_Supported_Printers.php3"/>.
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32 | </para>
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33 | <!-- FIXME: APFL Ghostscript is not tested. Don't forget to check the license. -->
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34 |
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35 | <sect3><title>Package information</title>
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36 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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37 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP):
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38 | <ulink url="&gimp-print-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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39 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP):
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40 | <ulink url="&gimp-print-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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41 | <listitem><para>Download size: &gimp-print-size;</para></listitem>
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42 | <listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
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43 | &gimp-print-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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44 | <listitem><para>Estimated build time:
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45 | &gimp-print-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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46 | </sect3>
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47 |
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48 | <sect3><title><application>Gimp-Print</application> dependencies</title>
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49 | <sect4><title>Optional</title>
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50 | <para>
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51 | <xref linkend="cups"/>,
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52 | <ulink url="http://www.linuxprinting.org/foomatic.html">Foomatic</ulink>,
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53 | <ulink url="http://www.linuxprinting.org/ijs/">IJS</ulink>,
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54 | <xref linkend="tex"/>, and <xref linkend="espgs"/> or
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55 | <xref linkend="gs"/>
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56 | </para></sect4>
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57 | </sect3>
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58 |
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59 | </sect2>
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60 |
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61 | <sect2>
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62 | <title>Installation of <application>Gimp-Print</application></title>
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63 |
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64 | <para>Install <application>Gimp-Print</application> by running the following
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65 | commands:</para>
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66 |
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67 | <screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr &&
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68 | make &&
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69 | make install</command></userinput></screen>
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70 |
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71 | </sect2>
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72 |
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73 | <sect2>
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74 | <title>Command explanations</title>
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75 |
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76 | <para><option>--with-translated-ppds=no</option>: When this switch is given,
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77 | only <acronym>US</acronym> English <acronym>PPD</acronym> files
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78 | for <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application> will be built. Useful
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79 | if the <acronym>PPD</acronym> files are not yet translated into your native
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80 | language and you want to save some space by not installing unneeded
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81 | translations.</para>
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82 |
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83 | <para><option>--enable-cups-level3-ps</option>: This option causes
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84 | the build process to generate PostScript level 3 <acronym>PPD</acronym> files
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85 | instead of level 2 ones.</para>
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86 |
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87 | </sect2>
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88 |
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89 | <sect2>
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90 | <title>Configuring <application>Gimp-Print</application></title>
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91 |
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92 | <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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93 |
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94 | <para>For <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application> to see newly
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95 | installed <acronym>PPD</acronym> files, it has to be restarted:</para>
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96 |
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97 | <screen><userinput><command>/etc/rc.d/init.d/cups restart</command></userinput></screen>
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98 |
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99 | <note><para>This command may take a very long time (up to 10 minutes) to
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100 | complete. Don't panic while
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101 | <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application> is rescanning the
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102 | list of <acronym>PPD</acronym> files. The long delay will happen only
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103 | once.</para></note>
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104 |
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105 | <para>Then point your web browser to <ulink url="http://127.0.0.1:631"/>
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106 | to add a new printer to <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application>.
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107 | </para>
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108 | </sect3>
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109 |
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110 | </sect2>
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111 |
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112 | <sect2>
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113 | <title>Contents</title>
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114 |
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115 | <para>The <application>Gimp-Print</application> package contains
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116 | <command>gimpprint-config</command>, <command>escputil</command>,
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117 | <filename class='libraryfile'>libgimpprint</filename> libraries and
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118 | optionally, <command>rastertoprinter</command> and
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119 | <command>pstopxl</command> filter scripts for
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120 | <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application>,
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121 | <command>cups-calibrate</command>, <command>ijsgimpprint</command> and a
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122 | plugin that allows printing images from
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123 | <application><acronym>GIMP</acronym>-1.2</application>.
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124 | </para>
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125 | </sect2>
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126 |
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127 | <sect2>
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128 | <title>Description</title>
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129 |
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130 | <sect3><title>gimpprint-config</title>
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131 | <para><command>gimpprint-config</command> is a script to get information about
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132 | the installed version of gimpprint.</para></sect3>
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133 |
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134 | <sect3><title>escputil</title>
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135 | <para><command>escputil</command> is a command line utility to perform various
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136 | maintenance tasks on Epson Stylus inkjet printers.</para></sect3>
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137 |
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138 | <sect3><title>cups-calibrate</title>
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139 | <para><command>cups-calibrate</command> calibrates the color output of printers
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140 | using the <application>Gimp-Print</application>
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141 | <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application> or
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142 | <application><acronym>ESP</acronym> Print Pro</application> drivers.</para>
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143 | </sect3>
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144 |
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145 | <sect3><title>ijsgimpprint</title>
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146 | <para><command>ijsgimpprint</command> is a Ghostscript driver for
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147 | <application>Gimp-Print</application>.</para></sect3>
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148 |
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149 | </sect2>
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150 |
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151 | </sect1>
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