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Inside Macintosh: QuickDraw GX Printing Extensions and Drivers /
Chapter 6 - Printing Resources / Printing Resources Reference


Resources Used Only in Printer Drivers

Some resources are used for printer drivers, but not for extensions. These resources, which are summarized in Table 6-12, are described in this section.
Table 6-12 Resources used only in printer drivers
Resource FunctionStatus
Imaging system
('isys')
Identifies the imaging system that the driver uses.Required
Look
('look')
Specifies the kinds of communications that a desktop printer uses.Required
Communications
('comm')
Specifies the parameters of device communications that are used by
the driver.
Required
Customization
('cust')
Defines translation parameters for compatibility with the Macintosh
Printing Manager.
Optional (used for compatibility)
Resolution
('resl')
Defines the horizontal and vertical resolution values supported by a driver for compatibility with the Macintosh Printing Manager.Optional (used for compatibility)
Print record
('PREC')
Defines a default print record for driver compatiblity with the Macintosh
Printing Manager.
Optional (used for compatibility)
Dialog control
('dctl')
Automates the definition of control items in dialog boxes that are used for compatibility with the Macintosh
Printing Manager.
Optional (used for compatibility)
Scaling table
('stab')
Defines the discrete page size reduction values that a user can select when printing with the Macintosh
Printing Manager.
Optional (used for compatibility)
Buffering
('iobm')
Defines the timeout and buffering parameters for a driver.Optional
Capture
('cpts')
Defines the strings that allow a device to be removed and replaced on a network during printer sharing.Optional
Color set
('crst')
Defines color information for a raster printer driver.Optional
Raster preferences
('rdip')
Defines rendering options for a
raster driver.
Required for raster drivers
Raster package
('rpck')
Defines how bitmap data is packed into rasters for raster drivers.Optional
Raster package
controls ('ropt')
Defines how some forms of line feeding are performed on a raster device.Optional
PostScript scanning
('scan')
Specifies a set of replacement strings that a printer driver uses when interpreting the information returned by a
PostScript printer.
Optional
PostScript procset
('prec')
Defines a PostScript procedure set that can be downloaded to an output device.Optional
PostScript font type ('pfnt')Defines parameters for a specific font type used on a PostScript printer.Optional
PostScript preferences ('pdip')Defines rendering options for a PostScript printer driver.Required for PostScript drivers


Subtopics
The Imaging System ('isys') Resource
The Look ('look') Resource
The Communications ('comm') Resource
The Customization ('cust') Resource
The Resolution ('resl') Resource
The Print Record ('PREC') Resource
The Dialog Control ('dctl') Resource
The Scaling Table ('stab') Resource
The Buffering and Input/Output Preferences ('iobm') Resource
The Capture ('cpts') Resource
The Print-File Formats ('pfil') Resource
The Raster Preferences ('rdip') Resource
The Raster Package ('rpck') Resource
The Raster Package Controls ('ropt') Resource
The Color Set ('crst') Resource
The PostScript Scanning ('scan') Resource
The PostScript Procedure Set Control ('prec') Resource
The PostScript Printer Font Type ('pfnt') Resource
The PostScript Preferences ('pdip') Resource

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