Text box within the GUI for the printerdriver

Paul Grenning paul.grenning at gmail.com
Mon Jun 22 14:19:25 PDT 2009


> >
> > The documentation has this already:
> >
> >      *% Base PostScript watermark option
> >      *OpenUI WatermarkText/Watermark Text: PickOne
> >      *OrderDependency: 10 AnySetup *WatermarkText
> >      *DefaultWatermarkText: None
> >      *WatermarkText None: ""
> >      *WatermarkText Draft: "<</cupsString1(Draft)>>setpagedevice"
> >      *CloseUI: *WatermarkText
> >
> >      *% Custom PostScript watermark option
> >      *CustomWatermarkText True: "<</cupsString1 3 -1
> > roll>>setpagedevice"
> >      *ParamCustomWatermarkText Text: 1 string 0 32
> >
> > > Which application a able to use this ppd?
> >
> > Custom options are supported in Mac OS X 10.6, the CUPS 1.4 web
> > interface, and (IIRC) recent versions of GNOME and KDE.  There is NO
> > custom option support in the CUPS Windows driver aside from custom
> > page sizes.
> >
> > >
> thanks for the information!
>
> what must be done, to get it into the CUPS Windows driver?
> Does it make sence to work on the windows driver kit, because the Driver DDK from Microsoft is out of date.
>
> regards
> Franz

To make these custom options work where would I use ppdFindCustomOption if at all? I have tried copying your example into my ppd file and nothing appeared so I assume I need to change more than just the ppd file to allow custom options.





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