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diff --git a/doc/manual-html/gimpprint_40.html b/doc/manual-html/gimpprint_40.html deleted file mode 100644 index d71cf27..0000000 --- a/doc/manual-html/gimpprint_40.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,115 +0,0 @@ -<HTML> -<HEAD> -<!-- This HTML file has been created by texi2html 1.51 - from .././gimpprint.texi on 11 June 2004 --> - -<TITLE>GIMP-Print - printers.xml</TITLE> -</HEAD> -<BODY> -Go to the <A HREF="gimpprint_1.html">first</A>, <A HREF="gimpprint_39.html">previous</A>, <A HREF="gimpprint_41.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="SEC55" HREF="gimpprint_toc.html#TOC55">D.1 <TT>`printers.xml'</TT></A></H2> - -<P> -<TT>`printers.xml'</TT> is an XML-like file (there's no formal DTD) that -contains very simple printer definitions. A typical definition follows: - -</P> - -<PRE> -<printer name="EPSON Stylus Color 1500" driver="escp2-1500"> -<color> -<model value=2> -<gamma value=0.597> -<density value=1.0> -<language value=escp2> -</printer> -</PRE> - -<P> -There are other tags that may be present. The only ones that are -mandatory are <SAMP>`<printer>'</SAMP>, <SAMP>`<color>'</SAMP>, <SAMP>`<model>'</SAMP>, and -<SAMP>`<language>'</SAMP>. The other optional parameters (gamma and density in -this case) can be used to adjust control settings. This is probably not -the right place for them; the printer drivers themselves should contain -this information. There's probably no good reason for anything but -gamma and density to be in here. Gamma refers to the printer's gamma -factor; density is the desired base ink density for the printer. The -Epson driver contains the density information for each printer at each -resolution internally. An even better driver would adjust density and -possibly even gamma for paper type. All the more reason not to have -that information here. - -</P> -<P> -If you really are curious about what tags are permitted, please see -<TT>`printdefl.l'</TT>. I deliberately want to make this obscure. - -</P> -<P> -Anyway, here's the definition of the tags that do matter: - -</P> -<P> -<DL> -<DT><U><TT>`printers.xml'</TT> tag:</U> <B><CODE><printer name="<VAR>longname</VAR>" driver="<VAR>drivername</VAR>"></CODE></B> -<DD><A NAME="IDX256"></A> -This starts the definition of a printer. The <VAR>longname</VAR> should be -something human readable; the <VAR>drivername</VAR> should consist of -alphanumerics and hyphens, and be fairly short. The <VAR>longname</VAR> is -what will appear in the GUI listing of printers; the <VAR>drivername</VAR> is -what is actually used to key into the list of printers. It is legal to -have multiple printers with the same driver name. -</DL> - -</P> -<P> -<DL> -<DT><U><TT>`printers.xml'</TT> tag:</U> <B><CODE><color></CODE></B> -<DD><A NAME="IDX257"></A> -<DT><U><TT>`printers.xml'</TT> tag:</U> <B><CODE><nocolor></CODE></B> -<DD><A NAME="IDX258"></A> -Indicates that this printer is capable of color, or is not capable of -color respectively -</DL> - -</P> -<P> -<DL> -<DT><U><TT>`printers.xml'</TT> tag:</U> <B><CODE><model value=<VAR>int</VAR>></CODE></B> -<DD><A NAME="IDX259"></A> -This defines a model number. This is passed into the driver, which may -do whatever it cares to with it--index into a table, compute on, or -whatever. This need not be unique. -</DL> - -</P> -<P> -<DL> -<DT><U><TT>`printers.xml'</TT> tag:</U> <B><CODE><language value=<VAR>type</VAR>></CODE></B> -<DD><A NAME="IDX260"></A> -This defines what driver module this printer uses. <VAR>type</VAR> should be -<SAMP>`escp2'</SAMP>, <SAMP>`pcl'</SAMP>, <SAMP>`canon'</SAMP>, or <SAMP>`ps'</SAMP>. -</DL> - -</P> -<P> -<DL> -<DT><U><TT>`printers.xml'</TT> tag:</U> <B><CODE></printer></CODE></B> -<DD><A NAME="IDX261"></A> -This, of course, closes off a printer definition. -</DL> - -</P> -<P> -This is handled very ad-hoc. It's ugly. But it's reasonably easy to -extend, and it's buzzword-compliant. - -</P> - -<P><HR><P> -Go to the <A HREF="gimpprint_1.html">first</A>, <A HREF="gimpprint_39.html">previous</A>, <A HREF="gimpprint_41.html">next</A>, <A HREF="gimpprint_47.html">last</A> section, <A HREF="gimpprint_toc.html">table of contents</A>. -</BODY> -</HTML> |