1 | <refmeta> |
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2 | <refentrytitle>print.ini</refentrytitle> |
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3 | <manvolnum>5</manvolnum> |
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4 | </refmeta> |
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5 | |
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6 | <refnamediv> |
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7 | <refname>print.ini</refname> |
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8 | <refpurpose>survex printer settings |
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9 | </refpurpose> |
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10 | </refnamediv> |
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11 | |
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12 | <refsect1><title>Description</title> |
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13 | |
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14 | <Para> |
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15 | The print.ini file contains printer descriptions for |
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16 | the Survex printer drivers. |
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17 | </Para> |
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18 | |
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19 | <refsect2><title>File Format</title> |
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20 | |
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21 | <Para>The format of the <filename>print.ini</filename> file |
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22 | is similar to the <filename>.ini</filename> files used on Microsoft Windows. |
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23 | The file is divided into sections, each section corresponding to a separate |
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24 | printer description. A section starts with a section name |
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25 | in square brackets, e.g. aven's built-in printer support uses the |
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26 | aven section: |
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27 | </Para> |
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28 | |
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29 | <screen>[aven]</screen> |
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30 | |
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31 | <Para>followed by some options of the form |
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32 | <option>=<setting>, e.g.:</Para> |
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33 | |
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34 | <screen>font_size_labels=6</screen> |
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35 | |
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36 | <Para>In the supplied <filename>print.ini</filename> each option is preceded by |
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37 | a comment (indicated by a semicolon ';') briefly explaining the option. |
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38 | </Para> |
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39 | |
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40 | </refsect2> |
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41 | </refsect1> |
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42 | |
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43 | <refsect1><Title>Customising Printer Settings</Title> |
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44 | |
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45 | <Para> |
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46 | If you wish to change the size of the font used for labels or the colours |
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47 | used you need to override some of the setting in print.ini. |
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48 | </Para> |
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49 | |
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50 | <Para>You shouldn't modify the master print.ini (located in /usr/share/survex |
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51 | on Unix, or in the same directory as the Survex program files on other |
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52 | systems), or your changes will be overwritten by upgrades. Instead create: |
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53 | </Para> |
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54 | |
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55 | <ItemizedList> |
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56 | <ListItem><Para>/etc/survex/print.ini (Unix - system-wide settings)</Para></ListItem> |
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57 | <ListItem><Para>~/.survex/print.ini (Unix - per user settings)</Para></ListItem> |
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58 | <ListItem><Para>myprint.ini in the directory where Survex is installed (other platforms)</Para></ListItem> |
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59 | </ItemizedList> |
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60 | |
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61 | <Para> |
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62 | If one of these files contains a setting then aven will use it instead of the |
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63 | setting in the master print.ini. Any settings not specified will still fall |
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64 | back to the values in print.ini. |
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65 | </Para> |
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66 | </refsect1> |
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