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diff --git a/doc/developer/introduction.xml b/doc/developer/introduction.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7fad264 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/developer/introduction.xml @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +<preface> + <title>Preface</title> + <indexterm><primary>reading</primary></indexterm> + <indexterm><primary>manual, how to read</primary></indexterm> + <para> + Gutenprint is the print facility of the GNU Image Manipulation + Program (GIMP). It is in addition a suite of drivers that may be + used with common UNIX spooling systems using Ghostscript or CUPS. + These drivers provide printing quality for Linux, MacOS X and UNIX + on a par with proprietary vendor-supplied drivers in many cases, + and can be used for many of the most demanding printing tasks, + especially for high quality printing on modern inkjets, including + “photographic quality” models which offer very high + resolutions and several inks. The core of Gutenprint is a shared + library (libgutenprint) which may be used by any program that + wishes to produce high-quality printed output. + </para> + <para> + This manual documents the use of the + <application>Gutenprint</application> package, focusing mainly on + the libgutenprint library that is the core of + <application>Gutenprint</application>. Parts of the manual which + describe the use of libgutenprint are aimed primarily at + programmers, and do assume that the reader is familiar with C + programming, and using standard programming tools on GNU or UNIX + systems. + </para> + <para> + For the end-user, there is a separate manual documenting + programs that come with Gutenprint, including the + <application>GIMP</application> <command>print</command> plugin, + and the <application>CUPS</application> and + <application>Ghostscript</application> drivers. + </para> + <para> + To learn how to use libgutenprint in your own programs is to look + at the source of the <command>testpattern</command>, located in + <filename class="directory">src/testpattern</filename>, as well as + the source of the other programs that use libgutenprint, and + libgutenprint itself. Most importantly, please consult the API + reference and libgutenprint headers. + </para> + <para> + The manual is split into several parts for the programmer. It + starts with a simple usage example of how to link a program with + libgutenprint, then how to integrate this into package build + scripts, using <command>make</command>, + <command>autoconf</command> and <command>automake</command>. The + appendices cover the detail of the inner workings of some parts of + libgutenprint. + </para> + <para> + The following sections detail the dither and weave algorithms used + in libgutenprint, the ESC/P2 printer control language used in Epson + printers and how to add support for a new printer to libgutenprint. + </para> + <para> + <literallayout>We hope you enjoy using Gutenprint! +—The Gutenprint project + </literallayout> + </para> +</preface> |