PostScript Printer Description

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You can find these files bundled with CUPS, and also extract them from your printer.
 
You can find these files bundled with CUPS, and also extract them from your printer.
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This file specifies what gets shown on the "page setup" dialog.
  
 
PPD files probably begin {{magic|*PPD-Adobe:}}.
 
PPD files probably begin {{magic|*PPD-Adobe:}}.
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== Links ==
 
== Links ==
  
* https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/Database/PPDDocumentation
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* [https://www.cups.org/doc/spec-ppd.html CUPS PPD Extensions]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostScript_Printer_Description Wikipedia]
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* [http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/ps/index_specs.html Specification] ([http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/ps/5003.PPD_Spec_v4.3.pdf v4.3])
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* [https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/Database/PPDDocumentation Extracting PPD files from printers / drivers]
  
 
== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==
 
 
* http://www.openprinting.org/download/PPD/
 
* http://www.openprinting.org/download/PPD/
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* {{DexvertSamples|text/ppd}}
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[[Category:Adobe]]

Latest revision as of 02:44, 28 December 2023

File Format
Name PostScript Printer Description
Ontology
Extension(s) .ppd

PostScript Printer Description (PPD) files describe the capabilities of a printer (paper size, etc).

I mean, sure, the Internet Printing Protocol also describes this, but apparently printers need to describe themselves in both formats.

You can find these files bundled with CUPS, and also extract them from your printer.

This file specifies what gets shown on the "page setup" dialog.

PPD files probably begin *PPD-Adobe:.

[edit] Links

[edit] Sample files

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