>From half-gone memories, I recall: PPDs are not drivers. They are more like parameter files, informing the Laserwriter driver and the application what the printer can do and what it can't: resolution, colours, duplex, etc. As far as I know they have a fixed syntax, but there are special versions that include extra parameters to serve the possibilities of a particular program, e.g. PageMaker. Often desktop publishing programs came with a collection of PPDs.
I think the main problems you can get when you use a different printer's PPD are wrong colours or screens. If you like, let me know to which extent this fits with your experience. Op woensdag 5 december 2012 00:25:42 UTC+1 schreef glenstrek het volgende: > > The installation installed many LaserJet PPD's including the LaserJet > 5100. So I'm good. > > On a side note I tried tried another PPD from a GCC XL/1200 1200 dpi > printer. The HP 5100 replaced an aging GCC XL/1200 another monochrome > printer. The GCC PDD gave me the necessary features as well. I assume both > PPD's were written in the same language. I think it is Adobe Postscript 4 > (point something) > -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
