PostScript Printer Description
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
| − | * https:// | + | * [https://www.cups.org/doc/spec-ppd.html CUPS PPD Extensions] |
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostScript_Printer_Description Wikipedia] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostScript_Printer_Description Wikipedia] | ||
* [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]) | * [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]) | ||
| + | * [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/ | ||
Revision as of 15:36, 16 October 2016
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:.
