PostScript Printer Description (PPD) files are created by vendors to describe the entire set of features and capabilities available for their PostScript printers. A PPD also contains the PostScript code (commands) used to invoke features for the print job.
What does a PPD file do?
A PPD (Postscript Printer Description) file is a file that describes the font s, paper sizes, resolution , and other capabilities that are standard for a particular Postscript printer. A printer driver program uses a PPD file to understand the capabilities of a particular printer.
How do I use PPD files?
Installing PPD File From the Command Line
- Copy the ppd file from the Printer Driver and Documentations CD to the “/usr/share/cups/model” on the computer.
- From the Main Menu, select Applications, then Accessories, then Terminal.
- Enter the command “/etc/init. d/cups restart”.
E fa'afefea ona ou faia se faila PPD?
Get a PPD File From the Manufacturer
You may find them on the printer’s driver disc, on the manufacturer’s download site for that printer, or included in the Windows driver itself if the printer is a PostScript printer.
What is PPD command?
The PPD compiler, ppdc(1) , is a simple command-line tool that takes a single driver information file, which by convention uses the extension .drv , and produces one or more PPD files that may be distributed with your printer drivers for use with CUPS.
What opens a PPD file?
Open the PPD file in se fa'atonu tusitusiga, such as Microsoft Word or Wordpad, and note the “*ModelName: …”, which is usually in the first 20 lines of the file.
E fa'afefea ona ou la'uina se faila PPD?
O fa'atonuga o lo'o mulimuli mai e fa'aali atu ia te oe le ala e la'u mai ai faila fa'apipi'i ma fa'apalapala.
- Kiliki le so'oga. O le a amata otometi le download.
- E teu faila i luga o lau komepiuta komepiuta.
- Kiliki faalua le faila e faʻapipiʻi ai le Disk Image.
- Kiliki fa'alua le ata fa'apipi'i.
- Mulimuli i faatonuga ile README.
E fa'afefea ona ou fa'ailoa la'u lomitusi PPD?
Ina ia faʻamaonia se faila PPD pe a faʻaopoopo pe suia se lomitusi e ala i le faʻaogaina o tulafono lolomi LP, faʻaaoga le lpadmin poloaiga ma le -n filifiliga. Mo nisi fa'amatalaga, va'ai Fa'apefea ona Fa'ailoa se faila PPD pe a Fa'aopoopoina se Lomitusi Fou e ala i le fa'aogaina o Poloaiga Lomitusi LP.
E fa'afefea ona e fa'apipi'i se PPD?
Taualumaga. Kiliki faalua le faila ma le igoa o le masini o loʻo e faʻaogaina i le PS_PPD faila o le CD-ROM. Kopi le faila PPD mai le faila o le talosaga o loʻo e faʻaogaina. Mo le fa'asologa o kopi faila a le PPD, tagai i le tusi lesona o talosaga taitasi.
O le a le faila lomitusi PPD?
DP (PostScript Printer Description faila) O se faila PostScript e faʻamatalaina uiga o se lomitusi faʻapitoa poʻo se faʻailoga ata. O mea e mafai e pei o le tele o pepa, numera o fata fa'aulu ma fa'aluaina o lo'o i totonu o le faila, ma e fa'aaoga e le aveta'avale PostScript nei fa'amatalaga e fa'atonu lelei ai le lomitusi.
How do I edit a PPD file?
To modify these default values, you can edit the PPD file directly. However, the easiest and fastest method is to make the changes by using the lpadmin command with the -o option. Examples of available choices include: Letter.