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D. Adding a new printer

This appendix covers adding a new ESCP/2, PCL, or Canon printer. Writing a new driver module is not covered.

The three steps to adding a printer are:

1. Add an entry to `printers.xml'
2. Add the appropriate code and data to the appropriate driver module
3. Tune the printer

Printer information is stored in two places: in `printers.xml' (which contains the list of printer models available to the the upper-level application), and in the appropriate driver file (`print-escp2.c', `print-pcl.c', or `print-canon.c').

D.1 `printers.xml'		File format description.
D.2 The driver file		Data structures to use.
D.3 Epson inkjet printers		Adding an Epson printer.
D.4 Tuning the printer		Tweaking settings.
D.5 Canon inkjet printers		Adding a Canon printer.