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- "$Id: spec-ppd.html 7937 2008-09-11 16:16:41Z mike $"
+ "$Id: spec-ppd.html 9345 2010-10-26 23:46:51Z mike $"
- CUPS PPD extensions specification for CUPS.
+ PPD extension documentation for CUPS.
Copyright 2007-2010 by Apple Inc.
Copyright 1997-2007 by Easy Software Products.
<H1 CLASS="title">CUPS PPD Extensions</H1>
-<h2 class='title'><a name='INTRODUCTION'>Introduction</a></h2>
-
-<p>This specification describes the attributes and extensions
-that CUPS adds to <a
-href="http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/ps/5003.PPD_Spec_v4.3.pdf">
-Adobe TechNote #5003: PostScript Printer Description File Format
-Specification Version 4.3</a>. PostScript Printer Description
-("PPD") files describe the capabilities of each printer and are
-used by CUPS to support printer-specific features and intelligent
-filtering.</p>
+<p>This specification describes the attributes and extensions that CUPS adds to <a href="http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/ps/5003.PPD_Spec_v4.3.pdf" target="_blank">Adobe TechNote #5003: PostScript Printer Description File Format Specification Version 4.3</a>. PostScript Printer Description ("PPD") files describe the capabilities of each printer and are used by CUPS to support printer-specific features and intelligent filtering.</p>
+<div class='summary'><table summary='General Information'>
+<tbody>
+<tr>
+ <th>See Also</th>
+ <td>Programming: <a href='postscript-driver.html'>Developing PostScript Printer Drivers</a><br>
+ Programming: <a href='raster-driver.html'>Developing Raster Printer Drivers</a><br>
+ Programming: <a href='api-filter.html'>Filter and Backend Programming</a><br>
+ Programming: <a href='ppd-compiler.html'>Introduction to the PPD Compiler</a><br>
+ Programming: <a href='api-raster.html'>Raster API</a><br>
+ References: <a href='ref-ppdcfile.html'>PPD Compiler Driver Information File Reference</a></td>
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table></div>
+<h2 class="title">Contents</h2>
+<ul class="contents">
+<ul class="subcontents">
+<li><a href="#SYNTAX">PPD File Syntax</a></li>
+<li><a href="#AUTOCONFIG">Auto-Configuration</a><ul class="subcontents">
+<li><a href="#APAutoSetupTool">APAutoSetupTool</a></li>
+<li><a href="#QUERYKEYWORD">?MainKeyword</a></li>
+<li><a href="#OID">OIDMainKeyword</a></li>
+</ul></li>
+<li><a href="#PROFILES">Color Profiles</a><ul class="subcontents">
+<li><a href="#cupsColorProfile">cupsColorProfile</a></li>
+<li><a href="#cupsICCProfile">cupsICCProfile</a></li>
+<li><a href="#APCustom">Custom Color Matching Support</a></li>
+</ul></li>
+<li><a href="#CONSTRAINTS">Constraints</a><ul class="subcontents">
+<li><a href="#cupsUIConstraints">cupsUIConstraints</a></li>
+<li><a href="#cupsUIResolver">cupsUIResolver</a></li>
+</ul></li>
+<li><a href="#I18N">Globalized PPD Support</a></li>
+<li><a href="#OPTIONS">CUPS 1.3/Mac OS X 10.6Custom Options</a></li>
+<li><a href="#RASTERPS">Writing PostScript Option Commands for Raster Drivers</a></li>
+<li><a href="#MEDIA">Media Keywords</a><ul class="subcontents">
+<li><a href="#cupsMediaQualifier2">cupsMediaQualifier2</a></li>
+<li><a href="#cupsMediaQualifier3">cupsMediaQualifier3</a></li>
+<li><a href="#cupsMinSize">cupsMinSize</a></li>
+<li><a href="#cupsMaxSize">cupsMaxSize</a></li>
+</ul></li>
+<li><a href="#ATTRIBUTES">General Attributes</a><ul class="subcontents">
+<li><a href="#cupsBackSide">cupsBackSide</a></li>
+<li><a href="#cupsCommands">cupsCommands</a></li>
+<li><a href="#cupsEvenDuplex">cupsEvenDuplex</a></li>
+<li><a href="#cupsFax">cupsFax</a></li>
+<li><a href="#cupsFilter">cupsFilter</a></li>
+<li><a href="#cupsFlipDuplex">cupsFlipDuplex</a></li>
+<li><a href="#cupsIPPFinishings">cupsIPPFinishings</a></li>
+<li><a href="#cupsIPPReason">cupsIPPReason</a></li>
+<li><a href="#cupsLanguages">cupsLanguages</a></li>
+<li><a href="#cupsManualCopies">cupsManualCopies</a></li>
+<li><a href="#cupsMarkerName">cupsMarkerName</a></li>
+<li><a href="#cupsMarkerNotice">cupsMarkerNotice</a></li>
+<li><a href="#cupsModelNumber">cupsModelNumber</a></li>
+<li><a href="#cupsPJLCharset">cupsPJLCharset</a></li>
+<li><a href="#cupsPJLDisplay">cupsPJLDisplay</a></li>
+<li><a href="#cupsPortMonitor">cupsPortMonitor</a></li>
+<li><a href="#cupsPreFilter">cupsPreFilter</a></li>
+<li><a href="#cupsPrintQuality">cupsPrintQuality</a></li>
+<li><a href="#cupsSNMPSupplies">cupsSNMPSupplies</a></li>
+<li><a href="#cupsVersion">cupsVersion</a></li>
+</ul></li>
+<li><a href="#MACOSX">Mac OS X Attributes</a><ul class="subcontents">
+<li><a href="#APDialogExtension">APDialogExtension</a></li>
+<li><a href="#APDuplexRequiresFlippedMargin">APDuplexRequiresFlippedMargin</a></li>
+<li><a href="#APHelpBook">APHelpBook</a></li>
+<li><a href="#APICADriver">APICADriver</a></li>
+<li><a href="#APPrinterIconPath">APPrinterIconPath</a></li>
+<li><a href="#APPrinterLowInkTool">APPrinterLowInkTool</a></li>
+<li><a href="#APPrinterPreset">APPrinterPreset</a></li>
+<li><a href="#APPrinterUtilityPath">APPrinterUtilityPath</a></li>
+<li><a href="#APScannerOnly">APScannerOnly</a></li>
+<li><a href="#APScanAppBundleID">APScanAppBundleID</a></li>
+</ul></li>
+<li><a href="#HISTORY">Change History</a></li>
<h2 class='title'><a name='SYNTAX'>PPD File Syntax</a></h2>
-<p>The PPD format is text-based and uses lines of up to 255
-characters terminated by a carriage return, linefeed, or
-combination of carriage return and line feed. The following ABNF
-definition [RFC4234] defines the general format of lines in a PPD
-file:</p>
+<p>The PPD format is text-based and uses lines of up to 255 characters terminated by a carriage return, linefeed, or combination of carriage return and line feed. The following ABNF definition [<a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5234" target="_blank">RFC5234</a>] defines the general format of lines in a PPD file:</p>
<pre class='command'>
PPD-FILE = HEADER +(DATA / COMMENT / LINE-END)
<h2 class='title'><a name='AUTOCONFIG'>Auto-Configuration</a></h2>
-<p>CUPS supports several methods of auto-configuration via PPD attributes.
-<em>Currently these methods are only implemented on Mac OS X.</em></p>
+<p>CUPS supports several methods of auto-configuration via PPD keywords.</p>
-<h3><span class='info'>
Mac OS X 10.5</span><a name='APAutoSetupTool'>APAutoSetupTool</a></h3>
+<h3><span class='info'>
Deprecated</span><a name='APAutoSetupTool'>APAutoSetupTool</a></h3>
<p class='summary'>*APAutoSetupTool: "/LibraryPrinters/vendor/filename"</p>
-<p>This attribute defines a program that sets the default option choices. It
-is run when a printer is added from the printer browser instead of the
-normal PostScript query and SNMP OID attribute lookups.</p>
+<p>This deprecated keyword defines a program that sets the default option choices. It is run when a printer is added from the <var>Add Printer</var> window or the <var>Nearby Printers</var> list in the <var>Print</var> dialog.</p>
-<p>The program is provided with two arguments: the printer's device URI and
-the PPD file to be used for the printer. The program must write an updated
-PPD file to stdout.</p>
+<p>The program is provided with two arguments: the printer's device URI and the PPD file to be used for the printer. The program must write an updated PPD file to stdout.</p>
+
+<blockquote><b>Note:</b>
+<p>This keyword is deprecated. New printer drivers SHOULD provide a CUPS command filter and support the "AutoConfigure" command. Alternately, drivers MAY use the <a href="#OID">SNMP OID</a> keywords to configure network printers or <a href="#QUERYKEYWORD">PostScript query keywords</a> to configure PostScript printers.</p>
+
+</blockquote>
<p>Examples:</p>
<pre class='command'>
*APAutoSetupTool: "/Library/Printers/vendor/Tools/autosetuptool"
</pre>
-<h3><span class='info'>Mac OS X 10.2</span><a name='QUERYKEYWORD'>?MainKeyword</a></h3>
+<h3><span class='info'>Mac OS X 10.2
/CUPS 1.4</span><a name='QUERYKEYWORD'>?MainKeyword</a></h3>
<p class='summary'>*?<i>MainKeyword</i>: "<br>
PostScript query code that writes a message using the = operator...<br>
"<br>
*End</p>
-<p>The <tt>?<i>MainKeyword</i></tt> attribute defines PostScript code that
-determines the currently selected/enabled option keyword (choice) for the
-main keyword (option). It is typically used when communicating with USB,
-serial, Appletalk, and AppSocket (port 9100) printers.</p>
+<p>The <tt>?<i>MainKeyword</i></tt> keyword defines PostScript code that determines the currently selected/enabled option keyword (choice) for the main keyword (option). It is typically used when communicating with USB, serial, Appletalk, and AppSocket (port 9100) printers.</p>
-<p>The PostScript code typically sends its response back using the <tt>=</tt>
-operator.</p>
+<p>The PostScript code typically sends its response back using the <tt>=</tt> operator.</p>
<p>Example:</p>
*CloseUI: OptionDuplex
</pre>
-<h3><span class='info'>Mac OS X 10.4</span><a name='OID'>OIDMainKeyword</a></h3>
+<h3><span class='info'>Mac OS X 10.4
/CUPS 1.5</span><a name='OID'>OIDMainKeyword</a></h3>
<p class='summary'>*?OID<i>MainKeyword</i>: ".n.n.n..."<br>
*OID<i>MainKeyword</i> <i>OptionKeyword1</i>: "value"<br>
...<br>
*OID<i>MainKeyword</i> <i>OptionKeywordN</i>: "value"</p>
-<p>The <tt>OID<i>MainKeyword</i></tt> attribute is used to define
-SNMP OIDs that map to installable options. The first (query) line
-defines the OID to lookup on the network device. The second and
-subsequent attributes define a mapping from OID value to option
-keyword. Since SNMP is an IP-based network protocol, this method
-is typically only used to configure AppSocket, IPP, and LPD network
-printers.</p>
+<p>The <tt>OID<i>MainKeyword</i></tt> keyword is used to define SNMP OIDs that map to installable options. The first (query) line defines the OID to lookup on the network device. The second and subsequent keywords define a mapping from OID value to option keyword. Since SNMP is an IP-based network protocol, this method is typically only used to configure AppSocket, IPP, and LPD network printers.</p>
<p>Examples:</p>
<h2 class='title'><a name='PROFILES'>Color Profiles</a></h2>
-<p>CUPS supports three types of color profiles. The first type is
-based on sRGB and is used by the standard CUPS raster filters and
-GPL Ghostscript. The second type is based on ICC profiles and is
-used by the Quartz-based filters on MacOS X. The final type is
-based on well-known colorspaces such as sRGB and Adobe RGB.</p>
+<p>CUPS supports three types of color profiles. The first type is based on sRGB and is used by the standard CUPS raster filters and GPL Ghostscript. The second type is based on ICC profiles and is used by the Quartz-based filters on MacOS X. The final type is based on well-known colorspaces such as sRGB and Adobe RGB.</p>
<blockquote><b>Note:</b>
-<p>At this time, none of the CUPS raster filters support ICC profiles. This
-will be addressed as time and resources permit.</p>
+<p>At this time, none of the CUPS raster filters support ICC profiles. This will be addressed as time and resources permit.</p>
</blockquote>
<h3><span class='info'>Deprecated</span><a name='cupsColorProfile'>cupsColorProfile</a></h3>
-<p class='summary'>*cupsColorProfile Resolution/MediaType: "density
-gamma m00 m01 m02 m10 m11 m12 m20 m21 m22"</p>
+<p class='summary'>*cupsColorProfile Resolution/MediaType: "density gamma m00 m01 m02 m10 m11 m12 m20 m21 m22"</p>
-<p>This string attribute specifies an sRGB-based color profile
-consisting of gamma and density controls and a 3x3 CMY color
-transform matrix. <em>This attribute is not supported on Mac OS X.</em></p>
+<p>This string keyword specifies an sRGB-based color profile consisting of gamma and density controls and a 3x3 CMY color transform matrix. <em>This keyword is not supported on Mac OS X.</em></p>
-<p>The <i>Resolution</i> and <i>MediaType</i> values may be "-"
-to act as a wildcard. Otherwise they must match one of the
-<tt>Resolution</tt> or <tt>MediaType</tt> attributes defined in
-the PPD file.</p>
+<p>The <i>Resolution</i> and <i>MediaType</i> values may be "-" to act as a wildcard. Otherwise they must match one of the <tt>Resolution</tt> or <tt>MediaType</tt> option keywords defined in the PPD file.</p>
<p>The <i>density</i> and <i>gamma</i> values define gamma and
density adjustment function such that:</p>
f(x) = density * x <sup style='font-size: 100%'>gamma</sup>
</pre>
-<p>The <i>m00</i> through <i>m22</i> values define a 3x3
-transformation matrix for the CMY color values. The density
-function is applied <i>after</i> the CMY transformation:</p>
+<p>The <i>m00</i> through <i>m22</i> values define a 3x3 transformation matrix for the CMY color values. The density function is applied <i>after</i> the CMY transformation:</p>
<pre class='command'>
| m00 m01 m02 |
</pre>
-<h3><span class='info'>Mac OS X 10.3/CUPS 1.2
/Mac OS X 10.5</span><a name='cupsICCProfile'>cupsICCProfile</a></h3>
+<h3><span class='info'>Mac OS X 10.3/CUPS 1.2</span><a name='cupsICCProfile'>cupsICCProfile</a></h3>
-<p class='summary'>*cupsICCProfile
-ColorModel.MediaType.Resolution/Description: "filename"</p>
+<p class='summary'>*cupsICCProfile ColorModel.MediaType.Resolution/Description: "filename"</p>
-<p>This attribute specifies an ICC color profile that is
-used to convert the document colors to the device
-colorspace. The <tt>ColorModel</tt>, <tt>MediaType</tt>, and
-<tt>Resolution</tt> keywords specify a selector for color
-profiles. If omitted, the color profile will match any option
-keyword for the corresponding main keyword.</p>
+<p>This keyword specifies an ICC color profile that is used to convert the document colors to the device colorspace. The <tt>ColorModel</tt>, <tt>MediaType</tt>, and <tt>Resolution</tt> option keywords specify a selector for color profiles. If omitted, the color profile will match any option keyword for the corresponding main keyword.</p>
-<p>The <tt>Description</tt> specifies human-readable text that
-is associated with the color profile. The <tt>filename</tt>
-portion specifies the ICC color profile to use; if the filename
-is not absolute, it is loaded relative to the
-<var>/usr/share/cups/profiles</var> directory.</p>
+<p>The <tt>Description</tt> specifies human-readable text that is associated with the color profile. The <tt>filename</tt> portion specifies the ICC color profile to use; if the filename is not absolute, it is loaded relative to the <var>/usr/share/cups/profiles</var> directory.</p>
<p>Examples:</p>
<h4>Customizing the Profile Selection Keywords</h4>
-<p>The <tt>MediaType</tt> and <tt>Resolution</tt> keywords can be
-reassigned to different main keywords, allowing drivers to do
-color profile selection based on different parameters. The
-<tt>cupsICCQualifier2</tt> and <tt>cupsICCQualifier3</tt>
-attributes define the mapping from selector to main keyword:</p>
+<p>The <tt>MediaType</tt> and <tt>Resolution</tt> main keywords can be reassigned to different main keywords, allowing drivers to do color profile selection based on different parameters. The <tt>cupsICCQualifier2</tt> and <tt>cupsICCQualifier3</tt> keywords define the mapping from selector to main keyword:</p>
<pre class='command'>
*cupsICCQualifier2: MainKeyword2
*<a href='#APCustomColorMatchingProfile'>APCustomColorMatchingProfile</a>: profile<br>
*<a href='#APDefaultCustomColorMatchingProfile'>APDefaultCustomColorMatchingProfile</a>: profile</p>
-<p>These attributes tell the Mac OS X raster filters that the printer
-driver provides its own custom color matching and that generic color
-profiles should be used when generating 1-, 3-, and 4-component raster
-data as requested by the driver. The <tt>APCustomColorMatchingProfile</tt>
-and <tt>APDefaultColorMatchingProfile</tt> attributes specify alternate
-color profiles (sRGB or AdobeRGB) to use for 3-color (RGB) raster data.</p>
+<p>These keywords tell the Mac OS X raster filters that the printer driver provides its own custom color matching and that generic color profiles should be used when generating 1-, 3-, and 4-component raster data as requested by the driver. The <tt>APCustomColorMatchingProfile</tt> and <tt>APDefaultColorMatchingProfile</tt> keywords specify alternate color profiles (sRGB or AdobeRGB) to use for 3-color (RGB) raster data.</p>
<blockquote><b>Note:</b>
-<p>Prior to Mac OS X 10.6, the default RGB color space was Apple's "GenericRGB".
-The new default in Mac OS X 10.6 and later is "sRGB". For more information, see
-<a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3712">"Mac OS X v10.6: About gamma
-2.2"</a> on Apple's support site.</p>
+<p>Prior to Mac OS X 10.6, the default RGB color space was Apple's "GenericRGB". The new default in Mac OS X 10.6 and later is "sRGB". For more information, see <a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3712">"Mac OS X v10.6: About gamma 2.2"</a> on Apple's support site.</p>
</blockquote>
<p class='summary'>*APCustomColorMatchingName name/text: ""</p>
-<p>This attribute defines an alternate name for the color matching
-provided by a driver in the <var>Color Matching</var> print panel.
-The default is to use the name "Vendor Matching" or its localized
-equivalent.</p>
+<p>This keyword defines an alternate name for the color matching provided by a driver in the <var>Color Matching</var> print panel. The default is to use the name "Vendor Matching" or its localized equivalent.</p>
<p>Examples:</p>
<p class='summary'>*APCustomColorMatchingProfile: name</p>
-<p>This attribute defines a supported RGB color profile that can be used
-when doing custom color matching. Currently only <tt>sRGB</tt>,
-<tt>AdobeRGB</tt>, and <tt>GenericRGB</tt> are supported. If not specified, RGB
-data will use the GenericRGB colorspace.</p>
+<p>This keyword defines a supported RGB color profile that can be used when doing custom color matching. Currently only <tt>sRGB</tt>, <tt>AdobeRGB</tt>, and <tt>GenericRGB</tt> are supported. If not specified, RGB data will use the GenericRGB colorspace.</p>
<blockquote><b>Note:</b>
-<p>If you provide multiple <tt>APCustomColorMatchingProfile</tt> attributes,
-you are responsible for providing the necessary user interface controls to
-select the profile in a <a href='#APDialogExtension'>print dialog pane</a>.
-Add the named profile to the print settings using the key
-<tt>kPMCustomColorMatchingProfileKey</tt>.</p>
+<p>If you provide multiple <tt>APCustomColorMatchingProfile</tt> keywords, you are responsible for providing the necessary user interface controls to select the profile in a <a href='#APDialogExtension'>print dialog pane</a>. Add the named profile to the print settings using the key <tt>kPMCustomColorMatchingProfileKey</tt>.</p>
</blockquote>
<p class='summary'>*APDefaultCustomColorMatchingProfile: name</p>
-<p>This attribute defines the default RGB color profile that will be used
-when doing custom color matching. Currently only <tt>sRGB</tt>,
-<tt>AdobeRGB</tt>, and <tt>GenericRGB</tt> are supported.</p>
+<p>This keyword defines the default RGB color profile that will be used when doing custom color matching. Currently only <tt>sRGB</tt>, <tt>AdobeRGB</tt>, and <tt>GenericRGB</tt> are supported.</p>
<p>Examples:</p>
<p class='summary'>*APSupportsCustomColorMatching: boolean</p>
-<p>This attribute specifies that the driver provides its own custom color
-matching. When <tt>true</tt>, the default hand-off colorspace will be
-GenericGray, GenericRGB, or GenericCMYK depending on the number of
-components the driver requests. The <a
-href='#APDefaultCustomColorMatchingProfile'><tt>APDefaultCustomColorMatchingProfile</tt></a>
-attribute can be used to override the default 3-component (RGB) colorspace.</p>
+<p>This keyword specifies that the driver provides its own custom color matching. When <tt>true</tt>, the default hand-off colorspace will be GenericGray, GenericRGB, or GenericCMYK depending on the number of components the driver requests. The <a href='#APDefaultCustomColorMatchingProfile'><tt>APDefaultCustomColorMatchingProfile</tt></a> keyword can be used to override the default 3-component (RGB) colorspace.</p>
<p>The default for <tt>APSupportsCustomColorMatching</tt> is <tt>false</tt>.</p>
<h2 class='title'><a name='CONSTRAINTS'>Constraints</a></h2>
-<p>Constraints are option choices that are not allowed by the driver or
-device, for example printing 2-sided transparencies. All versions of CUPS
-support constraints defined by the legacy Adobe <tt>UIConstraints</tt> and
-<tt>NonUIConstraints</tt> attributes which support conflicts between any two
-option choices, for example:</p>
+<p>Constraints are option choices that are not allowed by the driver or device, for example printing 2-sided transparencies. All versions of CUPS support constraints defined by the legacy Adobe <tt>UIConstraints</tt> and <tt>NonUIConstraints</tt> keywords which support conflicts between any two option choices, for example:</p>
<pre class='command'>
*% Do not allow 2-sided printing on transparency media
*UIConstraints: "*MediaType Transparency *Duplex"
</pre>
-<p>While nearly all constraints can be expressed using these attributes, there
-are valid scenarios requiring constraints between more than two option choices.
-In addition, resolution of constraints is problematic since users and software
-have to guess how a particular constraint is best resolved.</p>
+<p>While nearly all constraints can be expressed using these keywords, there are valid scenarios requiring constraints between more than two option choices. In addition, resolution of constraints is problematic since users and software have to guess how a particular constraint is best resolved.</p>
-<p>CUPS 1.4 and higher define two new attributes for constraints,
-<tt>cupsUIConstraints</tt> and <tt>cupsUIResolver</tt>. Each
-<tt>cupsUIConstraints</tt> attribute points to a <tt>cupsUIResolver</tt>
-attribute which specifies alternate options that resolve the conflict condition.
-The same <tt>cupsUIResolver</tt> can be used by multiple
-<tt>cupsUIConstraints</tt>.</p>
+<p>CUPS 1.4 and higher define two new keywords for constraints, <tt>cupsUIConstraints</tt> and <tt>cupsUIResolver</tt>. Each <tt>cupsUIConstraints</tt> keyword points to a <tt>cupsUIResolver</tt> keyword which specifies alternate options that resolve the conflict condition. The same <tt>cupsUIResolver</tt> can be used by multiple <tt>cupsUIConstraints</tt>.</p>
<blockquote><b>Note:</b>
- <p>When developing PPD files that contain constraints, it is very important
- to use the <a href="man-cupstestppd.html">cupstestppd(1)</a> program to
- verify that your constraints are accurate and cannot result in unresolvable
- option selections.</p>
+<p>When developing PPD files that contain constraints, it is very important to use the <a href="man-cupstestppd.html">cupstestppd(1)</a> program to verify that your constraints are accurate and cannot result in unresolvable option selections.</p>
</blockquote>
*cupsUIConstraints resolver: "*Keyword1 OptionKeyword1 *Keyword2 OptionKeyword2 ..."<br>
*cupsUIConstraints: "*InstallableKeyword1 OptionKeyword1 *Keyword2 OptionKeyword2 ..."</p>
-<p>Lists two or more options which conflict. The "resolver" string is a
-(possibly unique) keyword which specifies which options to change when the
-constraint exists. When no resolver is provided, CUPS first tries the default
-choice followed by testing each option choice to resolve the conflict.</p>
+<p>Lists two or more options which conflict. The "resolver" string is a (possibly unique) keyword which specifies which options to change when the constraint exists. When no resolver is provided, CUPS first tries the default choice followed by testing each option choice to resolve the conflict.</p>
<p>Examples:</p>
<p class='summary'>*cupsUIResolution resolver: "*Keyword1 OptionKeyword1 *Keyword2 OptionKeyword2 ..."</p>
-<p>Specifies two or more options to mark/select to resolve a constraint. The
-"resolver" string identifies a particular action to take for one or more
-<a href='#cupsUIConstraints'><tt>cupsUIConstraints</tt></a>. The same action
-can be used for multiple constraints. The option keyword pairs are treated as
-an ordered list of option selections to try - only the first N selections will
-be used, where N is the minimum number of selections required. Because
-<a href="api-ppd.html#cupsResolveConflicts"><code>cupsResolveConflicts()</code></a>
-will not change the most recent option selection passed to it, at least two
-options from the constraints must be listed to avoid situations where conflicts
-cannot be resolved.</p>
+<p>Specifies two or more options to mark/select to resolve a constraint. The "resolver" string identifies a particular action to take for one or more <a href='#cupsUIConstraints'><tt>cupsUIConstraints</tt></a>. The same action can be used for multiple constraints. The option keyword pairs are treated as an ordered list of option selections to try - only the first N selections will be used, where N is the minimum number of selections required. Because <a href="api-ppd.html#cupsResolveConflicts"><code>cupsResolveConflicts()</code></a> will not change the most recent option selection passed to it, at least two options from the constraints must be listed to avoid situations where conflicts cannot be resolved.</p>
<p>Examples:</p>
<h2 class='title'><a name='I18N'>Globalized PPD Support</a></h2>
-<p>CUPS 1.2 and higher adds support for PPD files containing multiple
-languages by following the following additional rules:</p>
+<p>CUPS 1.2 and higher adds support for PPD files containing multiple languages by following the following additional rules:</p>
<ol>
<li>The <tt>LanguageEncoding</tt> MUST be <tt>ISOLatin1</tt></li>
- <li>The <tt>cupsLanguages</tt> attribute MUST be provided and
- list each of the supported locales in the PPD file</li>
+ <li>The <tt>cupsLanguages</tt> keyword MUST be provided and list each of the supported locales in the PPD file</li>
- <li>Main and option keywords MUST NOT exceed 34 (instead of 40)
- characters to allow room for the locale prefixes in translation
- attributes</li>
+ <li>Main and option keywords MUST NOT exceed 34 (instead of 40) characters to allow room for the locale prefixes in translation keywords</li>
<li>The main keyword "Translation" MUST NOT be used</li>
- <li>Translation strings included with the main and option
- keywords MUST NOT contain characters outside the ASCII
- subset of ISOLatin1 and UTF-8; developers wishing to use
- characters outside ASCII MUST provide a separate set of
- English localization attributes for the affected keywords.</li>
+ <li>Translation strings included with the main and option keywords MUST NOT contain characters outside the ASCII subset of ISOLatin1 and UTF-8; developers wishing to use characters outside ASCII MUST provide a separate set of English localization keywords for the affected keywords.</li>
- <li>Localizations are specified using a locale prefix of
- the form "ll" or "ll_CC." where "ll" is the 2-letter ISO
- language code and "CC" is the 2-letter ISO country
- code<ul>
+ <li>Localizations are specified using a locale prefix of the form "ll" or "ll_CC." where "ll" is the 2-letter ISO language code and "CC" is the 2-letter ISO country code<ul>
<li>A generic language translation ("ll") SHOULD be provided with country-specific differences ("ll_CC") provided only as needed</li>
<li>For historical reasons, the "zh" and "zh_CN" locales map to Simplified Chinese while the "zh_TW" locale maps to Traditional Chinese</li>
</ul></li>
- <li>Locale-specific translation strings MUST be encoded
- using UTF-8.</li>
+ <li>Locale-specific translation strings MUST be encoded using UTF-8.</li>
- <li>Main keywords MUST be localized using one of the
- following forms:
- <p><tt>*ll.Translation MainKeyword/translation
- text: ""</tt><br />
- <tt>*ll_CC.Translation MainKeyword/translation
- text: ""</tt></p></li>
+ <li>Main keywords MUST be localized using one of the following forms:
+ <p><tt>*ll.Translation MainKeyword/translation text: ""</tt><br />
+ <tt>*ll_CC.Translation MainKeyword/translation text: ""</tt></p></li>
- <li>Option keywords MUST be localized using one of the
- following forms:
- <p><tt>*ll.MainKeyword OptionKeyword/translation
- text: ""</tt><br />
- <tt>*ll_CC.MainKeyword OptionKeyword/translation
- text: ""</tt></p></li>
+ <li>Option keywords MUST be localized using one of the following forms:
+ <p><tt>*ll.MainKeyword OptionKeyword/translation text: ""</tt><br>
+ <tt>*ll_CC.MainKeyword OptionKeyword/translation text: ""</tt></p></li>
- <li>Localization attributes MAY appear anywhere after the
- first line of the PPD file</li>
+ <li>Localization keywords MAY appear anywhere after the first line of the PPD file</li>
</ol>
<blockquote><b>Note:</b>
-<p>We use a <tt>LanguageEncoding</tt> value of <tt>ISOLatin1</tt>
-and limit the allowed base translation strings to ASCII to avoid
-character coding issues that would otherwise occur. In addition,
-requiring the base translation strings to be in English allows
-for easier fallback translation when no localization is provided
-in the PPD file for a given locale.</p>
+<p>We use a <tt>LanguageEncoding</tt> value of <tt>ISOLatin1</tt> and limit the allowed base translation strings to ASCII to avoid character coding issues that would otherwise occur. In addition, requiring the base translation strings to be in English allows for easier fallback translation when no localization is provided in the PPD file for a given locale.</p>
</blockquote>
</pre>
-<h2 class='title'><a name='OPTIONS'>Custom Options</a></h2>
+<h2 class='title'><a name='OPTIONS'><span class="info">CUPS 1.3/Mac OS X 10.6</span>Custom Options</a></h2>
-<p>CUPS supports custom options using an extension of the
-<tt>CustomPageSize</tt> and <tt>ParamCustomPageSize</tt>
-syntax:</p>
+<p>CUPS supports custom options using an extension of the <tt>CustomPageSize</tt> and <tt>ParamCustomPageSize</tt> syntax:</p>
<pre class='command'>
*CustomFoo True: "command"
*ParamCustomFoo NameN/Text N: order type minimum maximum
</pre>
-<p>When the base option is part of the <tt>JCLSetup</tt> section,
-the "command" string contains JCL commands with "\order"
-placeholders for each numbered parameter. The CUPS API handles
-any necessary value quoting for HP-PJL commands. For example, if
-the JCL command string is "@PJL SET PASSCODE=\1" and the first
-option value is "1234" then CUPS will output the string
-"@PJL SET PASSCODE=1234".</p>
-
-<p>For non-<tt>JCLSetup</tt> options, the "order" value is a
-number from 1 to N and specifies the order of values as they are
-placed on the stack before the command. For example, if the
-PostScript command string is
-"<</cupsReal1 2 1 roll>>setpagedevice" and the
-option value is "2.0" then CUPS will output the string
-"2.0 <</cupsReal1 2 1 roll>>setpagedevice".</p>
+<p>When the base option is part of the <tt>JCLSetup</tt> section, the "command" string contains JCL commands with "\order" placeholders for each numbered parameter. The CUPS API handles any necessary value quoting for HP-PJL commands. For example, if the JCL command string is "@PJL SET PASSCODE=\1" and the first
+option value is "1234" then CUPS will output the string "@PJL SET PASSCODE=1234".</p>
+
+<p>For non-<tt>JCLSetup</tt> options, the "order" value is a number from 1 to N and specifies the order of values as they are placed on the stack before the command. For example, if the PostScript command string is "<</cupsReal1 2 1 roll>>setpagedevice" and the option value is "2.0" then CUPS will output the string "2.0 <</cupsReal1 2 1 roll>>setpagedevice".</p>
<p>The "type" is one of the following keywords:</p>
<ul>
- <li><tt>curve</tt> - a real value from "minimum" to
- "maximum" representing a gamma correction curve using the
- function: f(x) = x <sup>value</sup></li>
+ <li><tt>curve</tt> - a real value from "minimum" to "maximum" representing a gamma correction curve using the function: f(x) = x <sup>value</sup></li>
- <li><tt>int</tt> - an integer value from "minimum" to
- "maximum"</li>
+ <li><tt>int</tt> - an integer value from "minimum" to "maximum"</li>
- <li><tt>invcurve</tt> - a real value from "minimum" to
- "maximum" representing a gamma correction curve using the
- function: f(x) = x <sup>1 / value</sup></li>
+ <li><tt>invcurve</tt> - a real value from "minimum" to "maximum" representing a gamma correction curve using the function: f(x) = x <sup>1 / value</sup></li>
- <li><tt>passcode</tt> - a string of numbers value with a
- minimum of "minimum" numbers and a maximum of "maximum"
- numbers ("minimum" and "maximum" are numbers and passcode
- strings are not displayed in the user interface)</li>
+ <li><tt>passcode</tt> - a string of numbers value with a minimum of "minimum" numbers and a maximum of "maximum" numbers ("minimum" and "maximum" are numbers and passcode strings are not displayed in the user interface)</li>
- <li><tt>password</tt> - a string value with a minimum of
- "minimum" characters and a maximum of "maximum"
- characters ("minimum" and "maximum" are numbers and password
- strings are not displayed in the user interface)</li>
+ <li><tt>password</tt> - a string value with a minimum of "minimum" characters and a maximum of "maximum" characters ("minimum" and "maximum" are numbers and password strings are not displayed in the user interface)</li>
- <li><tt>points</tt> - a measurement value in points from
- "minimum" to "maximum"</li>
+ <li><tt>points</tt> - a measurement value in points from "minimum" to "maximum"</li>
- <li><tt>real</tt> - a real value from "minimum" to
- "maximum"</li>
+ <li><tt>real</tt> - a real value from "minimum" to "maximum"</li>
- <li><tt>string</tt> - a string value with a minimum of
- "minimum" characters and a maximum of "maximum"
- characters ("minimum" and "maximum" are numbers)</li>
+ <li><tt>string</tt> - a string value with a minimum of "minimum" characters and a maximum of "maximum" characters ("minimum" and "maximum" are numbers)</li>
</ul>
-<blockquote><b>Note:</b>
-
-<p>Custom options are not directly supported by the Mac OS X Print Dialog
-nor by the CUPS web interface at this time. Vendors that use custom
-options on Mac OS X must provide their own user interface via the
-<a href='#APDialogExtension'><tt>APDialogExtension</tt></a> attribute.</p>
-
-</blockquote>
-
<p>Examples:</p>
<pre class='command'>
<h2 class='title'><a name='RASTERPS'>Writing PostScript Option Commands for Raster Drivers</a></h2>
-<p>PPD files are used for both PostScript and non-PostScript printers. For CUPS raster drivers, you use a subset of the PostScript language to set page device attributes such as page size, resolution, and so forth. For example, the following code sets the page size to A4 size:</p>
+<p>PPD files are used for both PostScript and non-PostScript printers. For CUPS raster drivers, you use a subset of the PostScript language to set page device keywords such as page size, resolution, and so forth. For example, the following code sets the page size to A4 size:</p>
<pre class='command'>
*PageSize A4: "<</PageSize[595 842]>>setpagedevice"
</table></div>
-<h2 class='title'><a name='MEDIA'>Media Attributes</a></h2>
+<h2 class='title'><a name='MEDIA'>Media Keywords</a></h2>
-<p>The CUPS media attributes allow drivers to specify alternate custom page
+<p>The CUPS media keywords allow drivers to specify alternate custom page
size limits based on up to two options.</p>
<h3><span class='info'>CUPS 1.4/Mac OS X 10.6</span><a name='cupsMediaQualifier2'>cupsMediaQualifier2</a></h3>
<p class='summary'>*cupsMediaQualifier2: MainKeyword</p>
-<p>This attribute specifies the second option to use for overriding the
+<p>This keyword specifies the second option to use for overriding the
custom page size limits.</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<p class='summary'>*cupsMediaQualifier3: MainKeyword</p>
-<p>This attribute specifies the third option to use for overriding the
+<p>This keyword specifies the third option to use for overriding the
custom page size limits.</p>
<p>Example:</p>
*cupsMinSize .Qualifier2.: "width length"<br>
*cupsMinSize ..Qualifier3: "width length"</p>
-<p>This attribute specifies alternate minimum custom page sizes in points.
+<p>This keyword specifies alternate minimum custom page sizes in points.
The <a href='#cupsMediaQualifier2'><tt>cupsMediaQualifier2</tt></a> and
-<a href='#cupsMediaQualifier3'><tt>cupsMediaQualifier3</tt></a> attributes
+<a href='#cupsMediaQualifier3'><tt>cupsMediaQualifier3</tt></a> keywords
are used to identify options to use for matching.</p>
<p>Example:</p>
*cupsMaxSize .Qualifier2.: "width length"<br>
*cupsMaxSize ..Qualifier3: "width length"</p>
-<p>This attribute specifies alternate maximum custom page sizes in points.
+<p>This keyword specifies alternate maximum custom page sizes in points.
The <a href='#cupsMediaQualifier2'><tt>cupsMediaQualifier2</tt></a> and
-<a href='#cupsMediaQualifier3'><tt>cupsMediaQualifier3</tt></a> attributes
+<a href='#cupsMediaQualifier3'><tt>cupsMediaQualifier3</tt></a> keywords
are used to identify options to use for matching.</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<p class='summary'>*cupsBackSide: keyword</p>
-<p>This attribute requests special handling of the back side of pages
+<p>This keyword requests special handling of the back side of pages
when doing duplexed (2-sided) output. <a href='#TABLE_1'>Table 1</a>
-shows the supported keyword values for this attribute and their effect
+shows the supported keyword values for this keyword and their effect
on the raster data sent to your driver. For example, when <tt>cupsBackSide</tt>
is <code>Rotated</code> and <tt>Tumble</tt> is <tt>false</tt>, your driver
will receive print data starting at the bottom right corner of the page, with
<blockquote><b>Note:</b>
<p><tt>cupsBackSide</tt> replaces the older <tt>cupsFlipDuplex</tt>
-attribute - if <tt>cupsBackSide</tt> is specified, <tt>cupsFlipDuplex</tt>
+keyword - if <tt>cupsBackSide</tt> is specified, <tt>cupsFlipDuplex</tt>
will be ignored.</p>
</blockquote>
</pre>
<p>Also see the related <a href='#APDuplexRequiresFlippedMargin'><tt>APDuplexRequiresFlippedMargin</tt></a>
-attribute.</p>
+keyword.</p>
<h3><span class='info'>CUPS 1.4/Mac OS X 10.6</span><a name='cupsCommands'>cupsCommands</a></h3>
<p class='summary'>*cupsCommands: "name name2 ... nameN"</p>
-<p>This string attribute specifies the commands that are supported by the
+<p>This string keyword specifies the commands that are supported by the
CUPS command file filter for this device. The command names are separated
by whitespace.</p>
<p class='summary'>*cupsEvenDuplex: boolean</p>
-<p>This boolean attribute notifies the RIP filters that the
+<p>This boolean keyword notifies the RIP filters that the
destination printer requires an even number of pages when 2-sided
printing is selected. The default value is <code>false</code>.</p>
<p class='summary'>*cupsFax: boolean</p>
-<p>This boolean attribute specifies whether the PPD defines a facsimile device. The default is <tt>false</tt>.</p>
+<p>This boolean keyword specifies whether the PPD defines a facsimile device. The default is <tt>false</tt>.</p>
<p>Examples:</p>
<p class='summary'>*cupsFilter: "source/type cost program"</p>
-<p>This string attribute provides a conversion rule from the
+<p>This string keyword provides a conversion rule from the
given source type to the printer's native format using the
filter "program". If a printer supports the source type directly,
the special filter program "-" may be specified.</p>
<p class='summary'>*cupsFlipDuplex: boolean</p>
<p>Due to implementation differences between Mac OS X and Ghostscript,
-the <tt>cupsFlipDuplex</tt> attribute is deprecated. Instead, use
-the <a href='#cupsBackSide'><tt>cupsBackSide</tt></a> attribute to specify
+the <tt>cupsFlipDuplex</tt> keyword is deprecated. Instead, use
+the <a href='#cupsBackSide'><tt>cupsBackSide</tt></a> keyword to specify
the coordinate system (pixel layout) of the page data on the back side of
duplex pages.</p>
<p>Mac OS X drivers that previously used
<tt>cupsFlipDuplex</tt> may wish to provide both the old and
-new attributes for maximum compatibility, for example:</p>
+new keywords for maximum compatibility, for example:</p>
<pre class='command'>
*cupsBackSide: Rotated
<p class='summary'>*cupsIPPFinishings number/text: "*Option Choice ..."</p>
-<p>This attribute defines a mapping from IPP <code>finishings</code>
+<p>This keyword defines a mapping from IPP <code>finishings</code>
values to PPD options and choices.</p>
<p>Examples:</p>
<p class='summary'>*cupsIPPReason reason/Reason Text: "optional URIs"</p>
-<p>This optional attribute maps custom
+<p>This optional keyword maps custom
<code>printer-state-reasons</code> keywords that are generated by
the driver to human readable text. The optional URIs string
contains zero or more URIs separated by a newline. Each URI can
<p class='summary'>*cupsLanguages: "locale list"</p>
-<p>This attribute describes which language localizations are
+<p>This keyword describes which language localizations are
included in the PPD. The "locale list" string is a space-delimited
list of locale names ("en", "en_US", "fr_CA", etc.)</p>
<p class='summary'>*cupsManualCopies: boolean</p>
-<p>This boolean attribute notifies the RIP filters that the
+<p>This boolean keyword notifies the RIP filters that the
destination printer does not support copy generation in
hardware. The default value is <code>false</code>.</p>
<p class='summary'>*cupsMarkerName/Name Text: ""</p>
-<p>This optional attribute maps <code>marker-names</code> strings that are
+<p>This optional keyword maps <code>marker-names</code> strings that are
generated by the driver to human readable text.</p>
<p>Examples:</p>
<p class='summary'>*cupsMarkerNotice: "disclaimer text"</p>
-<p>This optional attribute provides disclaimer text for the supply level
+<p>This optional keyword provides disclaimer text for the supply level
information provided by the driver, typically something like "supply levels
are approximate".</p>
<p class='summary'>*cupsModelNumber: number</p>
-<p>This integer attribute specifies a printer-specific model
+<p>This integer keyword specifies a printer-specific model
number. This number can be used by a filter program to adjust
the output for a specific model of printer.</p>
<p class='summary'>*cupsPJLCharset: "ISO character set name"</p>
-<p>This string attribute specifies the character set that is used
+<p>This string keyword specifies the character set that is used
for strings in PJL commands. If not specified, US-ASCII is
assumed.</p>
<p class='summary'>*cupsPJLDisplay: "what"</p>
-<p>This optional attribute specifies which command is used to display the
+<p>This optional keyword specifies which command is used to display the
job ID, name, and user on the printer's control panel. "What" is either "none"
to disable this functionality, "job" to use "@PJL JOB DISPLAY", or "rdymsg"
to use "@PJL RDYMSG DISPLAY". The default is "job".</p>
<p class='summary'>*cupsPortMonitor urischeme/Descriptive Text: "port monitor"</p>
-<p>This string attribute specifies printer-specific "port
+<p>This string keyword specifies printer-specific "port
monitor" filters that may be used with the printer. The CUPS
-scheduler also looks for the <tt>Protocols</tt> attribute to see
+scheduler also looks for the <tt>Protocols</tt> keyword to see
if the <tt>BCP</tt> or <tt>TBCP</tt> protocols are supported. If
so, the corresponding port monitor ("bcp" and "tbcp",
respectively) is listed in the printer's
-<tt>port-monitor-supported</tt> attribute.</p>
+<tt>port-monitor-supported</tt> keyword.</p>
-<p>The "urischeme" portion of the attribute specifies the URI scheme
+<p>The "urischeme" portion of the keyword specifies the URI scheme
that this port monitor should be used for. Typically this is used to
pre-select a particular port monitor for each type of connection that
is supported by the printer. The "port monitor" string can be "none"
<p class='summary'>*cupsPreFilter: "source/type cost program"</p>
-<p>This string attribute provides a pre-filter rule. The pre-filter
+<p>This string keyword provides a pre-filter rule. The pre-filter
program will be inserted in the conversion chain immediately
before the filter that accepts the given MIME type.</p>
<p class='summary'>*cupsPrintQuality keyword/text: "code"</p>
-<p>This UI keyword defines standard print qualities that directly map from the IPP "print-quality" job template attribute. Standard keyword values are "Draft", "Normal", and "High" which are mapped from the IPP "print-quality" values 3, 4, and 5 respectively. Each <code>cupsPrintQuality</code> option typically sets output mode and resolution parameters in the page device dictionary, eliminating the need for separate (and sometimes confusing) output mode and resolution options.</p>
+<p>This UI keyword defines standard print qualities that directly map from the IPP "print-quality" job template keyword. Standard keyword values are "Draft", "Normal", and "High" which are mapped from the IPP "print-quality" values 3, 4, and 5 respectively. Each <code>cupsPrintQuality</code> option typically sets output mode and resolution parameters in the page device dictionary, eliminating the need for separate (and sometimes confusing) output mode and resolution options.</p>
<blockquote><b>Note:</b>
<p class='summary'>*cupsSNMPSupplies: boolean</p>
-<p>This attribute tells the standard network backends whether they should query
+<p>This keyword tells the standard network backends whether they should query
the standard SNMP Printer MIB OIDs for supply levels. The default value is
<code>True</code>.
<p class='summary'>*cupsVersion: major.minor</p>
-<p>This required attribute describes which version of the CUPS
+<p>This required keyword describes which version of the CUPS
PPD file extensions was used. Currently it must be the string
"1.0", "1.1", "1.2", or "1.3".</p>
<p class='summary'>*APDialogExtension: "/Library/Printers/vendor/filename.plugin"</p>
-<p>This attribute defines additional option panes that are displayed in the
-print dialog. Each attribute adds one or more option panes. See the "OutputBinsPDE"
+<p>This keyword defines additional option panes that are displayed in the
+print dialog. Each keyword adds one or more option panes. See the "OutputBinsPDE"
example and <a href='http://developer.apple.com/qa/qa2004/qa1352.html'>Apple
Technical Q&A QA1352</a> for information on writing your own print dialog
plug-ins.</p>
<p class='summary'>*APDuplexRequiresFlippedMargin: boolean</p>
-<p>This boolean attribute notifies the RIP filters that the
+<p>This boolean keyword notifies the RIP filters that the
destination printer requires the top and bottom margins of the
<tt>ImageableArea</tt> to be swapped for the back page. The
default is <tt>true</tt> when <tt>cupsBackSide</tt> is <tt>Flipped</tt>
</pre>
<p>Also see the related <a href='#cupsBackSide'><tt>cupsBackSide</tt></a>
-attribute.</p>
+keyword.</p>
<h3><a name='APHelpBook'>APHelpBook</a></h3>
<p class='summary'>*APHelpBook: "bundle URL"</p>
-<p>This string attribute specifies the Apple help book bundle to use when
+<p>This string keyword specifies the Apple help book bundle to use when
looking up IPP reason codes for this printer driver. The
-<a href='#cupsIPPReason'><tt>cupsIPPReason</tt></a> attribute maps
+<a href='#cupsIPPReason'><tt>cupsIPPReason</tt></a> keyword maps
"help" URIs to this file.</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<p class='summary'>*APICADriver: boolean</p>
-<p>This attribute specifies whether the device has a matching Image Capture
+<p>This keyword specifies whether the device has a matching Image Capture
Architecture (ICA) driver for scanning. The default is <tt>False</tt>.</p>
<p>Examples:</p>
<p class='summary'>*APPrinterIconPath: "/Library/Printers/vendor/filename.icns"</p>
-<p>This attribute defines the location of a printer icon file to use when
+<p>This keyword defines the location of a printer icon file to use when
displaying the printer. The file must be in the Apple icon format.</p>
<p>Examples:</p>
<p class='summary'>*APPrinterLowInkTool: "/Library/Printers/vendor/program"</p>
-<p>This attribute defines an program that checks the ink/toner/marker levels
+<p>This keyword defines an program that checks the ink/toner/marker levels
on a printer, returning an XML document with those levels. See the "InkTool"
example and
<a href='http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2005/tn2144.html'>Apple
<p class='summary'>*APPrinterPreset name/text: "*Option Choice ..."</p>
-<p>This attribute defines presets for multiple options that show up
+<p>This keyword defines presets for multiple options that show up
in the print dialog of applications (such as iPhoto) that set the job
style hint to <tt>NSPrintPhotoJobStyleHint</tt>. Each preset maps to one or
more pairs of PPD options and choices as well as providing key/value data for
<p class='summary'>*APPrinterPrinterUtilityPath: "/Library/Printers/vendor/filename.app"</p>
-<p>This attribute defines a GUI application that can be used to do printer
+<p>This keyword defines a GUI application that can be used to do printer
maintenance functions such as cleaning the print head(s). See ... for more
information.</p>
<p class='summary'>*APScannerOnly: boolean</p>
-<p>This attribute specifies whether the device has scanning but no printing
+<p>This keyword specifies whether the device has scanning but no printing
capabilities. The default is <tt>False</tt>.</p>
<p>Examples:</p>
<p class='summary'>*APScanAppBundleID: "bundle ID"</p>
-<p>This attribute defines the application to use when scanning pages from
+<p>This keyword defines the application to use when scanning pages from
the device.</p>
<p>Examples:</p>
<h2 class='title'><a name='HISTORY'>Change History</a></h2>
+<h3>Changes in CUPS 1.5</h3>
+
+<ul>
+
+ <li>Changes all instances of PPD attributes to PPD keywords, to be consistent with the parent specification from Adobe.</li>
+
+</ul>
+
+
<h3>Changes in CUPS 1.4.5</h3>
<ul>
<ul>
<li>Added <a href='#APICADriver'><tt>APICADriver</tt></a>
- attribute.</li>
+ keyword.</li>
<li>Added <a href='#cupsCommands'><tt>cupsCommands</tt></a>
- attribute.</li>
+ keyword.</li>
<li>Added <a href='#cupsMarkerName'><tt>cupsMarkerName</tt></a>
- attribute.</li>
+ keyword.</li>
<li>Added <a href='#cupsMarkerNotice'><tt>cupsMarkerNotice</tt></a>
- attribute.</li>
+ keyword.</li>
<li>Added <a href='#cupsPJLDisplay'><tt>cupsPJLDisplay</tt></a>
- attribute.</li>
+ keyword.</li>
<li>Added <a href='#cupsSNMPSupplies'><tt>cupsSNMPSupplies</tt></a>
- attribute.</li>
+ keyword.</li>
<li>Added <a href='#cupsUIResolver'><tt>cupsUIResolver</tt></a> and
<a href='#cupsUIConstraints'><tt>cupsUIConstraints</tt></a>
- attributes.</li>
+ keywords.</li>
<li>Added
<a href='#cupsMediaQualifier2'><tt>cupsMediaQualifier2</tt></a>,
<a href='#cupsMediaQualifier3'><tt>cupsMediaQualifier3</tt></a>,
<a href='#cupsMinSize'><tt>cupsMinSize</tt></a>, and
- <a href='#cupsMaxSize'><tt>cupsMaxSize</tt></a> attributes.</li>
+ <a href='#cupsMaxSize'><tt>cupsMaxSize</tt></a> keywords.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
- <li>Added missing Mac OS X <tt>AP</tt> attributes.</li>
+ <li>Added missing Mac OS X <tt>AP</tt> keywords.</li>
<li>Added section on auto-configuration including the
<tt>OID<i>MainKeyword</i></tt> and <tt>?<i>MainKeyword</i></tt>
- attributes.</li>
+ keywords.</li>
<li>Minor reorganization.</li>
<li>Added <a href='#APPrinterPreset'><tt>APPrinterPreset</tt></a>,
<a href='#cupsIPPFinishings'><tt>cupsIPPFinishings</tt></a>, and
- <a href='#cupsPreFilter'><tt>cupsPreFilter</tt></a> attributes.</li>
+ <a href='#cupsPreFilter'><tt>cupsPreFilter</tt></a> keywords.</li>
<li>Added discussion of custom option code, sample
<tt>CustomPageSize</tt> code, and "do not use dict and put" note.</li>
<ul>
- <li>Added globalization support attributes</li>
+ <li>Added globalization support keywords</li>
<li>Added custom option values support</li>
- <li>Added <a href='#APHelpBook'><tt>APHelpBook</tt></a> attribute</li>
+ <li>Added <a href='#APHelpBook'><tt>APHelpBook</tt></a> keyword</li>
<li>Added <a href='#APDuplexRequiresFlippedMargin'><tt>APDuplexRequiresFlippedMargin</tt></a>
- attribute</li>
+ keyword</li>
- <li>Added <a href='#cupsICCProfile'><tt>cupsICCProfile</tt></a> attribute</li>
+ <li>Added <a href='#cupsICCProfile'><tt>cupsICCProfile</tt></a> keyword</li>
- <li>Added <a href='#cupsIPPReason'><tt>cupsIPPReason</tt></a> attribute</li>
+ <li>Added <a href='#cupsIPPReason'><tt>cupsIPPReason</tt></a> keyword</li>
- <li>Added <a href='#cupsLanguages'><tt>cupsLanguages</tt></a> attribute</li>
+ <li>Added <a href='#cupsLanguages'><tt>cupsLanguages</tt></a> keyword</li>
- <li>Added <a href='#cupsPortMonitor'><tt>cupsPortMonitor</tt></a> attribute</li>
+ <li>Added <a href='#cupsPortMonitor'><tt>cupsPortMonitor</tt></a> keyword</li>
- <li>Removed <tt>cupsProtocol</tt> attribute</li>
+ <li>Removed <tt>cupsProtocol</tt> keyword</li>
</ul>
<ul>
- <li>Added <a href='#cupsFlipDuplex'><tt>cupsFlipDuplex</tt></a> attribute</li>
+ <li>Added <a href='#cupsFlipDuplex'><tt>cupsFlipDuplex</tt></a> keyword</li>
- <li>Added <tt>cupsProtocol</tt> attribute</li>
+ <li>Added <tt>cupsProtocol</tt> keyword</li>
</ul>
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