The resolution parameter in the driver-output data is only a meta-resolution, typically either 300 or 600 dpi, sometimes 1200 dpi for certain monochrome or high-quality photo modes on a limited number of printers. A consequence of this design is that the print quality is not specified in resolution alone, but via a 'resolution mode' quality setting (up to 5 quality settings available at a time). This backend is in active development, and new printers, bug fixes and capability additions are contributed in each new release.Ĭanon printers use intelligent printheads, which control the quality of the final output given metadata sent to the printer from the driver. ( January 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. The name Gutenprint recognizes Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the movable type printing press. Many users incorrectly called it Gimp, so the software was renamed Gutenprint to clearly distinguish it from the GIMP. Gutenprint has more than 1,300 drivers for Apollo, Apple, Brother, Canon, Citizen, Compaq, Dai Nippon, DEC, Epson, Fujifilm, Fujitsu, Gestetner, HP, IBM, Infotec, Kodak, Kyocera, Lanier, Lexmark, Minolta, NEC, NRG, Oki, Olivetti, Olympus, Panasonic, PCPI, Raven, Ricoh, Samsung, Savin, Seiko, Sharp, Shinko, Sony, Star, Tally, Tektronix and Xerox printers. Many of them did not update their drivers, and since Apple had chosen to use CUPS as the core of its printing system, Gimp-Print filled the void. When Apple introduced Mac OS X, it omitted printer drivers, claiming that it was the printer manufacturer's task to produce these. It was originally developed as a plug-in for the GIMP, but later became a more general tool for use by other programs and operating systems ( macOS and Windows). These drivers provide printing services for Unix-like systems (including Linux and macOS), RISC OS and Haiku. Gutenprint (formerly Gimp-Print) is a collection of free-software printer drivers for use with UNIX spooling systems, such as CUPS, lpr and LPRng.

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