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Printoxx User Guide v.2.0
Printoxx is a free open source Linux program for making a collage (arrangement of images and text), which may be printed or saved as an image.
License and Warranty
Printoxx is licensed under the GNU General Public License V2 (Free Software Foundation). Printoxx is not warranted for any purpose, but if you find a bug, I will try to fix it.
Origin and Contact
Printoxx originates from the author's web site at http://kornelix.squarespace.com/printoxx
Other web sites may offer it for download. Modifications may have been made.
If you have questions, suggestions, or a bug to report, contact kornelix@yahoo.de
Using printoxx
Start printoxx by clicking the desktop launcher or with the command printoxx. The window will show a blank print layout. Use the [setup] button to select paper format, orientation, and printer. The blank print layout will change to match the printer setup.
Use the button [+image] to choose images files to place on the layout. In the file selection dialog, click an image file, then click somewhere on the layout. The image is depositied on the layout. Drag the image to the desired position. Drag any corner of the image to make it bigger or smaller. To rotate the image, use the [rotate] button. To add a simple frame around the image, use the [frame] button. Repeat clicking on files and depositing on the layout until done. Move the images around to make the final arrangement. Files may also be added using drag and drop from Nautilus.
Use the button [+text] to add blocks of text to the layout. Enter text, then click on an empty spot on the layout. The text is deposited on the layout. Drag the text into final position. Drag from either end of the text to change its size. Move the text and images around and change their sizes as desired. If "transparent" is selected when the text is deposited, the text background will be transparent (for writing on top of an image). Blocks of text may also be dragged onto the layout from applications that support this functionality (gedit, evince). Text may also be rotated.
Use the [print] button to print the completed layout. Use the [save] button to save the layout as a JPEG image file, which you can print later or with another program.
Thumbnail Index
The button [index] shows a thumbnail index window with images in the current directory. You can click on a thumbnail image and then click on the layout window to add the image to the layout. The navigation buttons in the thumbnail window can be used to move around in your image library.
Further Tips
1. Images may overlap: those added later will cover those added earlier. Clicking on an image that is partly covered will bring it to the top.
2. Text strings are actually images of text, and are handled the same as images.
3. An image or text can be deleted by right-clicking on it.
4. The [rotate] button applies to the last image or text inserted, clicked, or moved.
5. For the CUPS printing system (the usual case with Linux), the print command $ lp will print JPEG images directly, and printoxx relies on this capability. I don't know about other printing systems. If printing does not work, save the layout with the [save] button and print the resulting JPEG file with some other program, e.g. gimp or gthumb.
6. The dialogs for adding images and text may be open at the same time, so you can alternate between adding images and adding text without closing either dialog.
7. My testing has been limited to Ubuntu with CUPS and an HP printer. Paper formats US letter, A4, A5, and A6 seem to work OK, but formats smaller than A6 revert to A4. This may be a limitation of my printer.
Translations
See the text file TRANSLATIONS ( /usr/local/share/doc/printoxx/ ) for guidance on how to modify an existing translation or make one for another language.