![]() For every option setting they contain PostScript code which, embedded in the PostScript file sent to the printer, applies the corresponding setting to the job. Obtaining PPD files for PostScript printersįor every PostScript printer the manufacturers provide a PPD file which contains all printer-specific information about the particular printer model: Basic printer capabilities as whether the printer is a color printer, fonts, PostScript level, etc., and especially the user-adjustable options, as paper size, resolution, etc. See also the tutorial chapter “ Some Theoretical Background: CUPS, PPDs, PostScript, and GhostScript” ( PDF) for detailed information about PostScript and PPD files. ![]() Here we present tips how to obtain PPD files and how to use all kinds of PPD files with applications and on clients. This can be done with every type of PPD file: The ones generated from Foomatic data, the ones coming with PostScript printers, and those for cups-raster drivers like Gimp-Print or Turboprint. In addition to applications as Star Office/ (older versions or non-CUPS environments), GIMP (for printers not supported by Gutenprint), GPR, … PPD files can also be used on Windows, Mac, or LPD clients to get access to the printer's capabilities and options. There are many applications which use PPD files to know about the capabilities of printers, so that their printing dialogs can make available all options which the printer/its driver provide and also show additional information about the printer. ![]() ![]() Once having set up a CUPS queue, and if desired shared it to clients, every user can just print with these applications. Here you do not need to do anything in the application. In a modern Linux distribution with CUPS most application's printing dialogs support CUPS directly (Qt (KDE), GTK (GNOME),, …) and so they get the PPD options throgh the CUPS library, independent whether the printer is locally connected or remote. ![]()
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