Rely on python-escpos for low-level commands.

.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+
+*.swp
+*.swn
+*.swo
+
+pyxmlescpos.egg-info/

DESCRIPTION.rst

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 XML-ESC/POS
 ===========
 
@@ -31,15 +30,3 @@ example is self-explanatory:
     from xmlescpos.printer import Usb
     printer = Usb(0x04b8,0x0e03)
     printer.receipt("<div>Hello World!</div>")
-
-Limitations
------------
-The utf8 support is incomplete, mostly asian languages
-are not working since they are badly documented and
-only supported by region-specific hardware.
-
-This is also the very first release, which is a simple
-extraction from the Odoo code base. While it works well,
-it needs some cleanup for public use.
-
-Also, the doc is non-existent. 

README.md

@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 
 XML-ESC/POS is a simple python library that allows you to
 print receipts on ESC/POS Compatible receipt printers with a simple utf8 
-encoded XML format similar to HTML. Barcode, pictures, 
-text encoding are automatically handled. No more dicking
+encoded XML format similar to HTML. No more dicking
 around with esc-pos commands !
 
 The following example is self-explanatory: 
@@ -28,23 +27,30 @@ The following example is self-explanatory:
         <cut />
     </receipt>
 
-And printing from python is quite easy, you just
-need the USB product / vendor id of your printer. 
-Some common ids are found in `supported_devices.py`
 
-    from xmlescpos.printer import Usb
-    printer = Usb(0x04b8,0x0e03)
-    printer.receipt("<div>Hello World!</div>")
+It uses python-escpos internally. So to print it, you'd do:
 
-## Install
+    from escpos import printer
+    from xmlescpos import Layout
+    epson = printer.Dummy()  # Or directly to USB, Serial, Network
+
+    Layout(xml).format(epson)
+
+
+## Ideas for future support:
 
-    sudo pip install pyxmlescpos
+- Make the <line> tag much more powerful; support text wrapping in
+  the columns; different styles on each side.
+
+- Support borders.
+
+- Be closer to real HTML, i.e. have a <div> tag. <line> could
+  have an auto-ratio mode, and become flexbox.
+
+## Install
 
-## Limitations
+    sudo pip install git+https://github.com/miracle2k/[email protected]
 
-The utf8 support is incomplete, mostly asian languages
-are not working. Documentation is hard to find, support relies on region-specific hardware, etc. There is some very basic 
-support for Japanese.
 
 # Documentation
 ## XML Structure

setup.py

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     # Versions should comply with PEP440.  For a discussion on single-sourcing
     # the version across setup.py and the project code, see
     # https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/development.html#single-sourcing-the-version
-    version='0.1.0',
+    version='0.2.0',
 
     description='Print XML-defined Receipts on ESC/POS Receipt Printers',
     long_description=long_description,
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     # project is installed. For an analysis of "install_requires" vs pip's
     # requirements files see:
     # https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/technical.html#install-requires-vs-requirements-files
-    install_requires=['pyusb'],
+    install_requires=['python-escpos', 'six'],
 
     # List additional groups of dependencies here (e.g. development dependencies).
     # You can install these using the following syntax, for example:

xmlescpos/__init__.py

@@ -1 +1 @@
-__all__ = ["constants","escpos","exceptions","printer","supported_devices"]
+from .layout import Layout