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 "4.9 MB">
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9 | <!ENTITY gimp-print-buildsize "22 MB">
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10 | <!ENTITY gimp-print-time "0.42 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 | <?dbhtml filename="gimp-print.html"?>
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15 | <title>Gimp-Print-&gimp-print-version;</title>
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16 |
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17 | <sect2>
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18 | <title>Introduction to <application>Gimp-Print</application></title>
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19 |
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20 | <para>The <application>Gimp-Print</application> package contains
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21 | high quality drivers for Canon, Epson, Lexmark and <acronym>PCL</acronym> printers
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22 | for use with <xref linkend="espgs"/>,
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23 | <xref linkend="cups"/>,
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24 | <ulink url="http://www.linuxprinting.org/foomatic.html">Foomatic</ulink>,
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25 | and the <xref linkend="gimp"/>. See the list of supported printers at
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26 | <ulink url="http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/p_Supported_Printers.php3"/>.
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27 | </para>
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28 | <!-- FIXME: APFL Ghostscript is not tested. Don't forget to check the license. -->
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29 |
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30 | <sect3><title>Package information</title>
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31 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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32 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&gimp-print-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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33 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&gimp-print-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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34 | <listitem><para>Download size: &gimp-print-size;</para></listitem>
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35 | <listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required: &gimp-print-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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36 | <listitem><para>Estimated build time: &gimp-print-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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37 | </sect3>
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38 |
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39 | <sect3><title><application>Gimp-Print</application> dependencies</title>
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40 | <sect4><title>Optional</title>
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41 | <para>
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42 | <xref linkend="cups"/>,
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43 | <ulink url="http://www.linuxprinting.org/foomatic.html">Foomatic</ulink>,
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44 | <ulink url="http://www.linuxprinting.org/ijs/">IJS</ulink> and
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45 | <xref linkend="readline"/>
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46 | </para></sect4>
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47 | </sect3>
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48 |
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49 | </sect2>
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50 |
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51 | <sect2>
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52 | <title>Installation of <application>Gimp-Print</application></title>
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53 |
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54 | <para>Install <application>Gimp-Print</application> by running the following commands:</para>
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55 |
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56 | <screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr &&
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57 | make &&
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58 | make install</command></userinput></screen>
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59 |
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60 | </sect2>
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61 |
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62 | <sect2>
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63 | <title>Command explanations</title>
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64 |
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65 | <para><option>--with-translated-ppds=no</option>: When this switch is given,
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66 | only US English <acronym>PPD</acronym> files
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67 | for <acronym>CUPS</acronym> will be built. Useful if the
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68 | <acronym>PPD</acronym> files are not yet translated into your native
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69 | language and you want to save some space on unneeded translations.</para>
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70 |
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71 | <para><option>--enable-cups-level3-ps</option>: This option causes
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72 | the build process to generate PostScript level 3 <acronym>PPD</acronym> files
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73 | instead of level 2 ones.</para>
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74 |
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75 | </sect2>
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76 |
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77 | <sect2>
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78 | <title>Configuring <application>Gimp-Print</application></title>
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79 |
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80 | <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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81 |
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82 | <!-- &library-config; -->
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83 |
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84 | <para>For <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application> to see newly installed
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85 | <acronym>PPD</acronym> files, it has to be restarted:</para>
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86 |
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87 | <screen><userinput><command>/etc/rc.d/init.d/cups restart</command></userinput></screen>
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88 |
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89 | <note><para>This command may take a very long time (up to 10 minutes) to
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90 | complete. Don't panic while
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91 | <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application> is rescanning the
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92 | list of <acronym>PPD</acronym> files. The long delay will happen only
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93 | once.</para></note>
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94 |
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95 | <para>Then point your web browser to <ulink url="http://127.0.0.1:631"/>
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96 | to add a new printer to <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application>.</para>
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97 | </sect3>
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98 |
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99 | </sect2>
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100 |
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101 | <sect2>
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102 | <title>Contents</title>
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103 |
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104 | <para>The <application>Gimp-Print</application> package contains
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105 | <filename>libgimpprint</filename> libraries,
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106 | <command>rastertoprinter</command> filter for
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107 | <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application> that converts
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108 | the output of <command>pstoraster</command> to a form
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109 | understandable by printers,
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110 | and a plugin that allows printing images from
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111 | <application><acronym>GIMP</acronym>-1.2.5</application>.</para>
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112 | </sect2>
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113 |
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114 | </sect1>
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