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    #                  Readme about GP ver 2.01                     #
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    #    Copyright (C) 1997   UEDA Hiroyuki and NAKAI Hideyuki.     #
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    #                         Apr. 26, 1997                         #
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(1)Introduction

  GP is an application for Unix and provides GUI interface of Unix Printing
System. With GP, you can print easily and stably on Unix.

  BSD system, which is one of Unix systems, has commands (such as lpr, lpq, 
or lprm) for printing, and ensuring/removing print queues. These commands,
however, are complicated for Unix novices. When a printer registered 
"/etc/printcap" has several filters, it makes them more complicated, and some
novices may print Postscript files as Text files. Then you know what happens
and it wastes lots of papers and time.

  To avoid this situation, use GP ver 2.01. When a file is selected, GP determines its filetype automatically by its filename extension and it also determines the appropriate printer. GP has Windows95-like user interface, which is employed in Tcl/Tk's minor version is the late of 1996.


  GP Ver 2.01 has GUI interface, so you can use GP easily. GP also has the 
following characteristics :

       You can avoid miss-printing because GP automatically recognize a file
       type and a default printer for the file by checking its file extension.

       You can preview a file before printing. 

       When GP users try to print files and those files are specified not to
       be printed by the administrator, the users cannot print those files.

       Because File Selection Menu has a Windows95-like interface, Unix
       novices can use GP easily.


(2) Requirements for GP

  GP is written in Tcl/Tk, therefore the following version of Tcl/Tk is
required:

	Tcl ... 7.6 or later version
	Tk  ... 4.2 or later version

  GP on BSD printing system has only been tested so far, and it is not sure
whether GP works on SYSV printing system properly. When you find GP works on
SYSV properly, please report that to me!

  The following applications are also required:

    PS_PREVIEWER  ... This is an application to preview Postscript files.
                      For example, ghostview.
    DVI_PREVIEWER ... This is an application to preview TeX DVI files.
                      For example, xdvi.
    PS2UPFILTER   ... This is an application to print two Postscript pages
                      into one sheet. "nup" in the archive of "dvi2ps" is
                      recommended.
    ASCII2PS      ... This is an application to convert Text files into
                      Postscript files. I strongly recommend to use "a2ps".
                                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  When you print TeX DVI files by converting into Postscript files, the
following applications are required:

    DVI2PS        ... This is an application to convert TeX DVI files into
                      Postscript files. For example, dvi2ps, dvips.

  You can get these applications from your nearest anonymous FTP site.
  

(3) How to Install

  The archive of GP-2.01.tar.gz consists of the following files :

  GP-2.01 /
     GP        (Tcl/Tk Script File)
     README    (The file you are reading!)
     Variables (Instruction file for Variables used by GP)
     TECH      (Instruction file for GP Technics)
         /lib/
            printer  (List File of Printers used by GP and Comments)
            filetype (List File of Printers, Filetype, and Extensions)
              (*** These are sample files. ***)

  1) Check the path of wish on the first line of GP. If necessary, change
     the path.
  2) Change variables on the 25th line to 44th line of GP file to suite for 
     your site.
  3) Then change "printer" and "filetype" files under "lib/" directory by
     following comments in each files.
  4) For example, you put GP into /usr/local/bin/, type as follows:

           cp GP /usr/local/bin/
           chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/GP

  5) Finally, copy "printer" and "filetype" files into the directory specified
     in PRINTER_LIST and FILETYPE_LIST.

  Now the installation is completed. Type "rehash" before checking whether 
GP gets started from command line.


(4) How to Use

  Using GP is easy. If you have any problem or question with using GP,
please send E-mail to me.
  I think you can easily use GP. But if you have any problem or question,
  please send E-mail to me.

(5) Copyright and Bug Reports
  GP is a free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
  (GPL) as published by the Free Software Foundation;
  either version 1.0, or (at your option) any later version.

  GP is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the 
  GNU Library General Public License for more details.

  If you detect bugs or have a opinion about GP, please send E-mail to :

        hueda@kamome.or.jp 


(6) Obtaining Latest Version
  To obtain the latest version of GP, see the following URL :

	http://www.kamome.or.jp/hueda/GP/


                                                    26th April. 1997
                                                       UEDA Hiroyuki
                                                      <hueda@kamome.or.jp>