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diff --git a/doc/manual-html/gimpprint_35.html b/doc/manual-html/gimpprint_35.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..38adfb3 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual-html/gimpprint_35.html @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +<HTML> +<HEAD> +<!-- This HTML file has been created by texi2html 1.51 + from .././gimpprint.texi on 11 June 2004 --> + +<TITLE>GIMP-Print - ESC/P2 Introduction</TITLE> +</HEAD> +<BODY> +Go to the <A HREF="gimpprint_1.html">first</A>, <A HREF="gimpprint_34.html">previous</A>, <A HREF="gimpprint_36.html">next</A>, <A HREF="gimpprint_47.html">last</A> section, <A HREF="gimpprint_toc.html">table of contents</A>. +<P><HR><P> + + +<H2><A NAME="SEC50" HREF="gimpprint_toc.html#TOC50">C.1 Introduction to ESC/P2</A></H2> +<P> +<A NAME="IDX191"></A> + +</P> +<P> +This is a description of the ESC/P2 raster commands used by the +gimp-print plugin and Ghostscript driver, which is a subset of the +complete command set. The full documents are found on +@url{http://www.ercipd.com/isv/edr_docs.htm}. Note that these are +<STRONG>not</STRONG> always correct, and are certainly not complete. + +</P> +<P> +All ESCP/2 raster commands begin with the <SAMP>`ESC'</SAMP> character (1b hex), +followed by either one or two command characters and arguments where +applicable. Older commands generally have one command character. Newer +commands usually have a <SAMP>`('</SAMP> (left parenthesis) followed by a +command character and a byte count for the arguments that follow. The +byte count is a 16-bit (2 byte) binary integer, in little endian order. + +</P> +<P> +All arguments listed here are of the form <SAMP>`name[bytes]'</SAMP> where +<SAMP>`[bytes]'</SAMP> is the number of bytes that comprise the argument. The +arguments themselves are usually one, two, or four byte integers, always +little endian (the least significant bits come first). Presumably this +is to match Intel processors. + +</P> +<P> +In some cases, the same command sequence identifies different versions +of the same command, depending upon the number of bytes of arguments. + +</P> + +<P><HR><P> +Go to the <A HREF="gimpprint_1.html">first</A>, <A HREF="gimpprint_34.html">previous</A>, <A HREF="gimpprint_36.html">next</A>, <A HREF="gimpprint_47.html">last</A> section, <A HREF="gimpprint_toc.html">table of contents</A>. +</BODY> +</HTML> |