Undocumented Printing
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2010-03-07T09:04:50+01:00Undocumented Printing
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http://www.undocprint.org/lib/images/favicon.icotext/html2010-03-07T07:24:04+01:00anonymous@67.201.221.225ESC/P - Epson Standard Code for Printers - copy/paste from my updates of esc/p2 page
http://www.undocprint.org/formats/page_description_languages/esc_p?do=diff&1267943044
The printer language ESC/P was originally developed by Epson for use with their early dot-matrix printers. Today it is supported also by Epson inkjet and laser printers as well as by many other dot-matrix printers in the market. ESC/P2 is an enhance...text/html2010-03-07T07:21:13+01:00anonymous@67.201.221.225ESC/P2 - Epson Standard Code for Printers, Level 2 - removed dead links, updated description of the most recent version of the manual I have found. See links section
http://www.undocprint.org/formats/page_description_languages/esc_p2?do=diff&1267942873
The printer language ESC/P was originally developed by Epson for use with their early dot-matrix printers. Today it is supported also by Epson inkjet and laser printers as well as by many other dot-matrix printers in the market. ESC/P2 is an enhance...text/html2010-02-23T06:16:29+01:00anonymous@76.118.212.154formats:page_description_languages:epl1 - created
http://www.undocprint.org/formats/page_description_languages/epl1?do=diff&1266902189
The programing language ELP1 is used to program Eltron (now Zebra) thermal printers. The documentation can be found at http://www.quad.de/ftp/data/zebra/epl1.pdf ...text/html2010-02-16T09:53:50+01:00anonymous@192.168.11.1SPL - Microsoft® Windows Spool File Format - old revision restored
http://www.undocprint.org/formats/winspool/spl?do=diff&1266310430
The print job’s spooled data is contained in a spool file. For each print job there are two spool files generated by the Windows® NT/2000 spooler. One file with the .SHD extension for job settings, and one with the .SPL extension for the...text/html2010-02-16T02:11:10+01:00anonymous@202.248.73.112IEEE Standard 1284
http://www.undocprint.org/formats/communication_protocols/ieee_1284?do=diff&1266282670
IEEE Standard Signaling Method for a Bidiretional Parallel Peripheral Interface for Personal Computers. Revisions IEEE 1284-1994 IEEE 1284R IEEE 1284-2000 Related Standards IEEE Standard 1284.1 (TIP/SI) Standard for Information Technology fo...text/html2010-02-12T09:30:48+01:00anonymous@192.168.11.1Control and Communication
http://www.undocprint.org/formats/printer_control_languages?do=diff&1265963448
Printer/Job Control Languages and and Printer Managment Languages/Interfaces AFP - Advanced Function Printing Is used on IBM Mainframes for page printers. CPAP - Common Printer Access Protocol Developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). ...text/html2010-02-12T09:28:30+01:00anonymous@192.168.11.1Page Description Languages - added more
http://www.undocprint.org/formats/page_description_languages?do=diff&1265963310
Printer Page Description and Markup Languages AFP - Advanced Function Printing AFPDS - IBM Advanced Function Presentation Data Stream HBP - Brother Host Based Printing Brother NCM (Brother Native Compression Mode) Brother P-Touch Canon BJL Ca...text/html2010-02-08T14:20:06+01:00anonymous@213.147.47.34XQX
http://www.undocprint.org/formats/page_description_languages/xqx?do=diff&1265635206
This is like the ZjStream with new magic numbers. Used by the HP LaserJet M1005. Sample $ foo2xqx-wrapper testpage.ps | xqxdecode |more \033%-12345X@PJL JOB @PJL SET JAMRECOVERY=OFF @PJL SET DENSITY=3 @PJL SET ECONOMODE=OFF @PJL SET RET=MEDIUM @P...text/html2010-01-28T06:05:36+01:00anonymous@202.224.137.11Font Formats
http://www.undocprint.org/formats/font_formats?do=diff&1264655136
See also http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/bibliography.html#Formats FastFont FastFont format (.FF1) is the (proprietary) intermediate scalable typeface format used in AllType ™ (the Universal Typeface Converter). This propriatary format an...text/html2010-01-26T19:14:57+01:00anonymous@89.253.156.32ProPrinter - IBM ProPrinter
http://www.undocprint.org/formats/page_description_languages/proprinter?do=diff&1264529697
The command for selecting print mode is ESC I n Below are tables of n values and what print mode each supports: Proprinter and Proprinter XL N Values Print Mode Ctrl+@ DP Resident Ctrl+B NLQ Resident Ctrl+D DP Resident ...text/html2010-01-19T15:18:17+01:00anonymous@131.165.161.129PCL - HP Page Description Language
http://www.undocprint.org/formats/page_description_languages/pcl?do=diff&1263910697
HP created PCL to provide an efficient way to control printer features across many different printing devices. PCL was originally devised, in the early 1980s, for HP’s dot matrix and Inkjet printers. The first printer in HP’s LaserJet se...text/html2009-12-30T07:01:11+01:00anonymous@78.138.170.90PCL XL - HP Page Description Language Level 6
http://www.undocprint.org/formats/page_description_languages/pcl_xl?do=diff&1262152871
PCL XL is a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printer language optimized for printing from graphical user interfaces (GUI) like Microsoft Windows® and OS/2®. The PCL XL language commands are designed to optimally match the graphics printing requirem...text/html2009-12-18T09:50:33+01:00anonymous@192.168.11.1IMF - Zenographics SuperPrint/SuperRip spool file format - added more to reference
http://www.undocprint.org/formats/page_description_languages/imf?do=diff&1261126233
Although not an actual PDL, Zenographics IMF is used for spooling print jobs on Windows (instead of EMF) prior to conversion to the target PDL like ZjStream, PCL, PostScript... The Zenographics SuperPrint driver spools the Windows DDI calls to IMF,...text/html2009-12-16T10:27:19+01:00anonymous@192.168.11.1ZjStream - Zenographics SuperPrint Zj Stream - added IMF link
http://www.undocprint.org/formats/page_description_languages/zjstream?do=diff&1260955639
The Zj-RCA controller for the Minolta 3001 color laser printer was the first of its kind. While other host-based printing systems with very simple engine interfaces have been built, the Zj-RCA controller was the first to solve the problem with a sta...text/html2009-12-15T21:00:34+01:00anonymous@128.210.4.22PostScript - Mention that there is a test suite available for clone developers.
http://www.undocprint.org/formats/page_description_languages/postscript?do=diff&1260907234
PostScript is a Page Description Language (PDL) developed by Adobe Systems Inc. since the early 1980’s. Adobe was formed in 1982 by Dr. John E. Warnock and Dr. Charles M. Geschke. It provides a verbose language of instructions to describe a pa...text/html2009-10-19T19:57:59+01:00anonymous@187.5.132.219RPCS - Ricoh Refined Printing Command Stream
http://www.undocprint.org/formats/page_description_languages/rpcs?do=diff&1255975079
“RPCS” is the Unique Printer Language developed by Ricoh. RPCS supports in both western languages such as English and complex asian languages such as Chinese in the Microsoft window environment only. There are currently no implementati...text/html2009-10-08T12:28:08+01:00anonymous@192.168.11.1AFP - Advanced Function Printing
http://www.undocprint.org/formats/printer_control_languages/afp?do=diff&1254997688
AFP is used on IBM Mainframes for page printers. It is an architected presentation function set of the Mixed Object Document Content Architecture (MO:DCA), which is part of IBM’s System Application Architecture. You don’t actually print...text/html2009-10-08T12:23:16+01:00anonymous@192.168.11.1IPDS - Intelligent Printer Data Stream
http://www.undocprint.org/formats/printer_control_languages/ipds?do=diff&1254997396
IPDS is IBM’s SAA printing language. It handles a variety of bit-mapped fonts, simple graphics primitives, and bit-mapped images. Because of the simplicity of the imaging model, it can be used to drive high speed laser printers. The IPDS arch...text/html2009-10-08T12:07:03+01:00anonymous@192.168.11.1formats:page_description_languages:sidebar
http://www.undocprint.org/formats/page_description_languages/sidebar?do=diff&1254996423
Start Page Windows Printing Formats and Protocols Page Description Languages AFP CaPSL Diablo 630 ESC/P ESC/P2 LIPS PCL PCL XL PostScript IBM ProPrinter XHTML-Print ZjStream More... Control and Communication EJL IPP LPR NPAP...text/html2009-10-08T12:05:13+01:00anonymous@192.168.11.1formats:printer_control_languages:sidebar
http://www.undocprint.org/formats/printer_control_languages/sidebar?do=diff&1254996313
Start Page Windows Printing Formats and Protocols Page Description Languages CaPSL Diablo 630 ESC/P ESC/P2 MO:DCA PCL PCL XL PostScript IBM ProPrinter XHTML-Print More... Control and Communication AFP EJL IPP LPR NPAP PJL P...