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diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/printing/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/printing/chapter.xml index a368f5ad9a..caf27d4416 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/printing/chapter.xml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/printing/chapter.xml @@ -128,10 +128,8 @@ </listitem> <listitem> - <indexterm><primary>print jobs</primary></indexterm> - <para>It enables users to submit files to be printed; these - submissions are known as <emphasis>jobs</emphasis>.</para> + submissions are known as <emphasis>jobs</emphasis><indexterm><primary>print jobs</primary></indexterm>.</para> </listitem> <listitem> @@ -189,11 +187,9 @@ </listitem> <listitem> - <indexterm><primary>&tex;</primary></indexterm> - <para><application>LPD</application> can conveniently run a job to be printed through filters to add date/time - headers or convert a special file format (such as a &tex; + headers or convert a special file format (such as a &tex;<indexterm><primary>&tex;</primary></indexterm> DVI file) into a format the printer will understand. You will not have to do these steps manually.</para> </listitem> @@ -290,12 +286,7 @@ <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <indexterm> - <primary>printers</primary> - <secondary>serial</secondary> - </indexterm> - - <para><emphasis>Serial</emphasis> interfaces, also known + <para><emphasis>Serial</emphasis><indexterm><primary>printers</primary><secondary>serial</secondary></indexterm> interfaces, also known as RS-232 or COM ports, use a serial port on your computer to send data to the printer. Serial interfaces are common in the computer industry and @@ -309,12 +300,7 @@ </listitem> <listitem> - <indexterm> - <primary>printers</primary> - <secondary>parallel</secondary> - </indexterm> - - <para><emphasis>Parallel</emphasis> interfaces use a + <para><emphasis>Parallel</emphasis><indexterm><primary>printers</primary><secondary>parallel</secondary></indexterm> interfaces use a parallel port on your computer to send data to the printer. Parallel interfaces are common in the PC market and are faster than RS-232 serial. Cables are @@ -323,22 +309,13 @@ with parallel interfaces, making their configuration exceedingly simple.</para> - <indexterm> - <primary>centronics</primary> - <see>parallel printers</see> - </indexterm> <para>Parallel interfaces are sometimes known as - <quote>Centronics</quote> interfaces, named after the + <quote>Centronics</quote><indexterm><primary>centronics</primary><see>parallel printers</see></indexterm> interfaces, named after the connector type on the printer.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <indexterm> - <primary>printers</primary> - <secondary>USB</secondary> - </indexterm> - - <para>USB interfaces, named for the Universal Serial + <para>USB<indexterm><primary>printers</primary><secondary>USB</secondary></indexterm> interfaces, named for the Universal Serial Bus, can run at even faster speeds than parallel or RS-232 serial interfaces. Cables are simple and cheap. USB is superior to RS-232 Serial and to @@ -423,10 +400,7 @@ </listitem> <listitem> - <indexterm><primary>null-modem - cable</primary></indexterm> - - <para>A <emphasis>null-modem</emphasis> cable connects + <para>A <emphasis>null-modem</emphasis> cable<indexterm><primary>null-modem cable</primary></indexterm> connects some pins straight through, swaps others (send data to receive data, for example), and shorts some internally in each connector hood. This type of cable is also @@ -714,12 +688,8 @@ showpage</programlisting> <sect4 id="printing-checking-parallel"> <title>Checking a Parallel Printer</title> - <indexterm> - <primary>printers</primary> - <secondary>parallel</secondary> - </indexterm> <para>This section tells you how to check if &os; can - communicate with a printer connected to a parallel + communicate with a printer connected to a parallel<indexterm><primary>printers</primary><secondary>parallel</secondary></indexterm> port.</para> <para><emphasis>To test a printer on a parallel @@ -926,9 +896,7 @@ showpage</programlisting> </step> <step> - <indexterm><primary>header pages</primary></indexterm> - - <para>Turn off header pages (which are on by default) by + <para>Turn off header pages<indexterm><primary>header pages</primary></indexterm> (which are on by default) by inserting the <literal>sh</literal> capability; see the <link linkend="printing-no-header-pages">Suppressing Header Pages</link> section for more @@ -1730,12 +1698,7 @@ $%&'()*+,-./01234567 </listitem> <listitem> - <indexterm> - <primary>printing</primary> - <secondary>filters</secondary> - </indexterm> - - <para>A <emphasis>conversion filter</emphasis> converts + <para>A <emphasis>conversion filter</emphasis><indexterm><primary>printing</primary><secondary>filters</secondary></indexterm> converts a specific file format into one the printer can render onto paper. For example, ditroff typesetting data cannot be directly printed, but you can install a @@ -4808,9 +4771,7 @@ cfA013rose dequeued</screen> <term>LPRng</term> <listitem> - <indexterm><primary>LPRng</primary></indexterm> - - <para><application>LPRng</application>, which purportedly + <para><application>LPRng</application><indexterm><primary>LPRng</primary></indexterm>, which purportedly means <quote>LPR: the Next Generation</quote> is a complete rewrite of PLP. Patrick Powell and Justin Mason (the principal maintainer of PLP) collaborated to make @@ -4824,9 +4785,7 @@ cfA013rose dequeued</screen> <term>CUPS</term> <listitem> - <indexterm><primary>CUPS</primary></indexterm> - - <para><application>CUPS</application>, the Common UNIX + <para><application>CUPS</application><indexterm><primary>CUPS</primary></indexterm>, the Common UNIX Printing System, provides a portable printing layer for &unix;-based operating systems. It has been developed by Easy Software Products to promote a standard printing @@ -4852,9 +4811,7 @@ cfA013rose dequeued</screen> <term>HPLIP</term> <listitem> - <indexterm><primary>HPLIP</primary></indexterm> - - <para><application>HPLIP</application>, the HP &linux; + <para><application>HPLIP</application><indexterm><primary>HPLIP</primary></indexterm>, the HP &linux; Imaging and Printing system, is an HP-developed suite of programs that supports printing, scanning and fax facilities for HP appliances. This suite of programs @@ -4926,15 +4883,12 @@ exit 2</programlisting> "#$%&'()*+,-./012345 #$%&'()*+,-./0123456</screen> - <indexterm><primary>MS-DOS</primary></indexterm> - <indexterm><primary>OS/2</primary></indexterm> - <indexterm><primary>ASCII</primary></indexterm> <para>You have become another victim of the <emphasis>staircase effect</emphasis>, caused by conflicting interpretations of what characters should indicate a new line. &unix; style operating systems use a - single character: ASCII code 10, the line feed (LF). - &ms-dos;, &os2;, and others uses a pair of characters, + single character: ASCII<indexterm><primary>ASCII</primary></indexterm> code 10, the line feed (LF). + &ms-dos;<indexterm><primary>MS-DOS</primary></indexterm>, &os2;<indexterm><primary>OS/2</primary></indexterm>, and others uses a pair of characters, ASCII code 10 <emphasis>and</emphasis> ASCII code 13 (the carriage return or CR). Many printers use the &ms-dos; convention for representing new-lines.</para> |