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- The Xlib interface will direct output to an X Window display.
- The Xprinter interface will direct output to either an X Window or to a PostScript or
PCL compatible printer.
Xprinter now makes UNIX PostScript and PCL printing easy!
Key Features and Benefits
The Same Printing Model as Microsoft Windows
Xprinter offers developers the same printing model found in Microsoft Windows and the Macintosh: programming for the display automatically provides printer support.This model provides the following advantages:
Printing Support Made Easy!
Xprinter supports both PostScript Levels 1 and 2 and PCL Levels 4 and 5. Xprinter provides equivalents of all Xlib graphic functions, except that Xprinter functions can draw on both the display and on a printer. All Xprinter functions begin with the prefix Xp to distinguish them from their standard Xlib counterparts. Xprinter distinguishes between X Window displays and printer output by the parameter passed as the Display argument. Printer Set-up In a Snap
Xprinter also contains a Printer Set-up Widget that lets developers quickly add a graphical printer set-up to applications. The Printer Set-up Widget sets printer configuration information such as printer model, paper size, paper bins, scale, and orientation. Standard Xlib Interface
Xprinter provides a wrapper around the Xlib implementation on the system. It does not modify or replace the Xlib library in anyway.Since Xprinter has an Xlib API, it is easy to integrate into existing X window applications. For example, Xprinter was integrated into the UNIX version of Lotus Ami Pro for WYSIWYG printing of documents and graphics.
Bluestone Product Catalog - 07 JUN 95
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