http://www.undocprint.org/ 2010-07-19T10:24:18+01:00 http://www.undocprint.org/ http://www.undocprint.org/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-07-19T09:51:37+01:00 anonymous@82.69.13.77 http://www.undocprint.org/formats/page_description_languages/xps?do=diff&1279525897 The XML Paper Specification (XPS), formerly codenamed “Metro”, is a document storage and viewing specification developed by Microsoft. The specification itself describes the formats and rules for distributing, archiving, rendering, and p... text/html 2010-06-25T17:03:45+01:00 anonymous@75.72.80.71 http://www.undocprint.org/formats/printer_control_languages/pjl?do=diff&1277478225 PJL was developed by Hewlett-Packard to provide a method for switching printer languages at the job level, and for status readback between the printer and the host computer. PJL offers application programs an efficient way to remotely control Hewlet... text/html 2010-06-09T11:03:07+01:00 anonymous@192.168.11.1 http://www.undocprint.org/formats/page_description_languages/qpdl?do=diff&1276074187 Also known as Samsung SPL2. Is used by Samsung, Xerox and others Sample $ foo2qpdl-wrapper testpage.ps | qpdldecode \033%-12345X@PJL DEFAULT SERVICEDATE=20071109 @PJL SET USERNAME="Unknown" @PJL SET JOBNAME="<stdin>" @PJ... text/html 2010-05-07T14:21:34+01:00 anonymous@192.168.11.1 http://www.undocprint.org/winspool/tips_and_tricks?do=diff&1273234894 Try executing “rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /?“, and you will discover all sorts of tasty managment functions. Spooler Stress Testing Microsoft has included some nifty spooler stress test tools in their Windows Server System Ref... text/html 2010-05-07T09:07:18+01:00 anonymous@192.168.11.1 http://www.undocprint.org/winspool?do=diff&1273216038 The Microsoft Windows® 95 and later printing architecture consists of a print spooler and a set of printer drivers. By calling device-independent Win32 printing and GDI functions, applications can create print jobs and send them to any of a vari... text/html 2010-05-07T09:06:16+01:00 anonymous@192.168.11.1 http://www.undocprint.org/formats/page_description_languages/pcl?do=diff&1273215976 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/html 2010-05-03T11:55:03+01:00 anonymous@203.91.193.7 http://www.undocprint.org/formats/font_formats?do=diff&1272880503 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/html 2010-04-30T20:45:39+01:00 anonymous@178.92.207.251 http://www.undocprint.org/formats/winspool/spl?do=diff&1272653139 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/html 2010-04-23T02:12:37+01:00 anonymous@189.110.5.93 http://www.undocprint.org/formats/printer_control_languages/npap?do=diff&1271981557 Superseded by TIP/SI - Transport Independent, Printer/System Interface (IEEE 1284.1) Overview The following objectives highlight the purpose of the NPAP: Simplify the printer driver development process by defining a standard set of command/respo... text/html 2010-04-12T13:54:37+01:00 anonymous@123.184.107.221 http://www.undocprint.org/formats/page_description_languages/imf?do=diff&1271073277 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/html 2010-03-07T07:24:04+01:00 anonymous@67.201.221.225 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/html 2010-03-07T07:21:13+01:00 anonymous@67.201.221.225 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/html 2010-02-23T06:16:29+01:00 anonymous@76.118.212.154 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/html 2010-02-16T02:11:10+01:00 anonymous@202.248.73.112 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/html 2010-02-12T09:30:48+01:00 anonymous@192.168.11.1 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/html 2010-02-12T09:28:30+01:00 anonymous@192.168.11.1 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/html 2010-02-08T14:20:06+01:00 anonymous@213.147.47.34 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/html 2010-01-26T19:14:57+01:00 anonymous@89.253.156.32 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/html 2009-12-30T07:01:11+01:00 anonymous@78.138.170.90 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/html 2009-12-16T10:27:19+01:00 anonymous@192.168.11.1 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...