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<meta name='copyright' content='Copyright 2007'>
<meta name='docnumber' content='CUPS-DDK-1.2.3'>
<meta name='author' content='Apple Inc.'>
<title>CUPS Driver Development Kit Manual</title>
</head>
<body>
<div align='justify'>
<h1 align='right'><a name='PREFACE'>Preface</a></H1>
<p>This software users manual provides a step-by-step guide for
using the CUPS<SUp>TM</SUp> Driver Development Kit ('DDK'), version 1.2.3.</p>
<h2>Software Overview</h2>
<p>The CUPS Driver Development Kit ('DDK') provides a suite of
standard drivers, a PPD file compiler, and other utilities that
can be used to develop printer drivers for CUPS and other
printing environments. CUPS provides a portable printing layer
for UNIX®-based operating systems. The CUPS DDK provides
the means for mass-producing PPD files and drivers/filters for
CUPS-based printer drivers.</p>
<p>The CUPS DDK is licensed under the GNU General Public
License version 2. Free support is available by posting messages to the
<tt>cups.ddk</tt> newsgroup at:</p>
<pre>
<a href='http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php'>http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php</a>
</pre>
<p>The <tt>cups.ddk</tt> newsgroup is monitored by volunteers,
so your message may go unanswered for days or weeks. <em>Please be patient.</em>
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<h2>Document Overview</h2>
<p>This software users manual is organized into the following sections:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href='#INSTALL'>1 - Building and Installing the
CUPS DDK</a></li>
<li><a href='#BASICS'>2 - Getting Started with the CUPS
DDK</a></li>
<li><a href='#RASTER_DRIVERS'>3 - Developing Raster
Printer Drivers</a></li>
<li><a href='#PS_DRIVERS'>4 - Developing PostScript
Printer Drivers</a></li>
<li><a href='#LOCALIZATION'>5 - Localizing Printer
Drivers</a></li>
<li><a href='#COLOR'>6 - Doing Raster Color
Management</a></li>
<li><a href='#DISTRIBUTING'>7 - Distributing Printer Drivers</a></li>
<!-- <li><a href='#CUSTOM_DRIVERS'>7 - Developing Custom
Printer Drivers</a></li>-->
<li><a href='#LICENSE'>A - Software License
Agreement</a></li>
<li><a href='#REFERENCE'>B - PPD Compiler Driver
Information File Reference</a></li>
<li><a href='#API'>C - CUPS Driver API
Reference</a></li>
<li><a href='#MANPAGES'>D - Man Pages</a></li>
<li><a href='#RELNOTES'>E - Release Notes</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Notation Conventions</h2>
<p>Various font and syntax conventions are used in this guide.
Examples and their meanings and uses are explained below:</p>
<center><table width='90%'>
<tr>
<th>Example</th>
<td> </td>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
<tr><td> </td></tr>
<tr valign='top'>
<td><CODE>lpstat</CODE><br>
<CODE>lpstat(1)</CODE></td>
<td> </td>
<td>The names of commands; the first mention of a command or
function in a chapter is followed by a manual page section
number.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td> </td></tr>
<tr valign='top'>
<td><VAR>/var</VAR><br>
<VAR>/usr/share/cups/data/testprint.ps</VAR></td>
<td> </td>
<td>File and directory names.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td> </td></tr>
<tr valign='top'>
<td nowrap><tt>Request ID is Printer-123</tt></td>
<td> </td>
<td>Screen output.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td> </td></tr>
<tr valign='top'>
<td nowrap><kbd>lp -d printer filename ENTER</kbd></td>
<td> </td>
<td>Literal user input; special keys like <kbd>ENTER</kbd> are
in ALL CAPS.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td> </td></tr>
<tr valign='top'>
<td>12.3</td>
<td> </td>
<td>Numbers in the text are written using the period (.) to indicate
the decimal point.</td>
</tr>
</table></center>
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<h2>Abbreviations</h2>
<p>The following abbreviations are used throughout this manual:</p>
<dl>
<dt>CMYK</dt>
<dd>Cyan Magenta Yellow Black<br> </dd>
<dt>DDK</dt>
<dd>Driver Development Kit<br> </dd>
<dt>ESC/P</dt>
<dd>Epson Standard Code for Printers<br> </dd>
<dt>Gb</dt>
<dd>Gigabytes, or 1073741824 bytes<br> </dd>
<dt>HP-PCL</dt>
<dd>Hewlett Packard Page Control Language<br> </dd>
<dt>K</dt>
<dd>Black<br> </dd>
<dt>kb</dt>
<dd>Kilobytes, or 1024 bytes<br> </dd>
<dt>Mb</dt>
<dd>Megabytes, or 1048576 bytes<br> </dd>
<dt>PJL</dt>
<dd>Printer Job Language<br> </dd>
<dt>PPD</dt>
<dd>PostScript Printer Description<br> </dd>
<dt>RGB</dt>
<dd>Red Green Blue<br> </dd>
</dl>
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<h2>Other References</h2>
<dl>
<dt>Adobe PostScript Language Reference Manual, Third
Edition</dt>
<dd>The official reference manual for the PostScript
language.<br> </dd>
<dt>Adobe Technote #5003: PostScript Printer Description
File Format Specification</dt>
<dd>The official reference manual for the PPD file
format.<br> </dd>
<dt>CUPS PPD Extensions</dt>
<dd>The official reference manual for CUPS extensions to the PPD format.<br> </dd>
</dl>
<h2>Providing Feedback</h2>
<p>Feedback and bug reports for this manual and the DDK as a
whole are welcome. Please use the <tt>cups.ddk</tt> newsgroup to
discuss potential problems and report all confirmed problems and
documentation errors using the form at the following URL:</p>
<pre>
<a href='http://www.cups.org/ddk/str.php'>http://www.cups.org/ddk/str.php</a>
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