Dispensing process

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of a printing system, cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

• selecting, from a data structure representing content to be printed by the printing system, a first indicator for printing at a printing location in a given area, the data structure comprising a plurality of indicators and a corresponding plurality of area coverage values, the plurality of indicators each representing a content characteristic, the plurality of area coverage values each indicating a proportion of the given area to be printed according to a content characteristic represented by a corresponding indicator, the first indicator representing a first content characteristic;
• identifying a selection parameter, wherein the selection parameter comprises a condition of the printing system;
• and
• selecting, based on the identified selection parameter, whether to perform a first mapping process or a second mapping process, the first mapping process comprising mapping the first indicator to a first dispensing process to dispense printing material from a dispenser of the printing system to produce content according to the first content characteristic at the printing location, and the second mapping process comprising mapping the indicator to a second dispensing process to dispense printing material to produce content according to the first content characteristic at the printing location, the first dispensing process being different than the second dispensing process;
• wherein at least one of the first mapping process and the second mapping process comprises generating a look-up table in response to the condition of the printing system and using the generated look-up table to map the indicator to a respective dispensing system.

A printing apparatus, comprising;

• a plurality of dispensers to dispense printing material to produce printing content;
• and
• a controller to:
• select a first mapping process or a second mapping process in response to determining a condition of the printing system and/or a type of the printing content, the first mapping process comprising mapping an indicator to a first dispensing process to dispense printing material from the plurality of dispensers to produce content according to a content characteristic of the printing content at a given location, and the second mapping process comprising mapping the indicator to a second dispensing process to dispense printing material from the plurality of dispensers to produce content according to the content characteristic at the given location, the first dispensing process being different than the second dispensing process, the indicator representing the content characteristic;
• and
• perform the selected mapping process, wherein the selected mapping process comprises generating a look-up table in response to the condition of the printing system and using the generated look-up table to map the indicator to a respective dispensing process.