[cups.general] Modify ppd and validate it?

Michael R Sweet msweet at apple.com
Tue Nov 18 11:46:23 PST 2008


Daniel Spannbauer wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I want to slightly modify a ppd-file to put another Option in it. This
> Option should aktivate a code enabled in our postscript we are printing.
> 
> So, I put the following Code into the ppd-file:
> 
> *% === aktivate included marco-logocode =======
> *OpenUI *marcologo/marcologo: Boolean
> *DefaultOption1: False
> *Option1 True/logo drucken: "/logoenable 1 store"
> *Option1 False/kein logo: "logoenable 0 store"
> *CloseUI: *marcologo

You need to replace "Option1" with marcologo.  Also, I think you
are missing a slash in the code for the False choice...

> The Option is now shon in the Web-Interface of Cups, but I can't change
> this setting, there are no Options shown for this.
> 
> Can anybody help me to fix this? Or is there a validator vor ppd-files?
> Or basicly: How do I write a ppd-file?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Daniel
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


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Michael R Sweet                        Senior Printing System Engineer





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