Writing a printer driver

This is silly I'm sure, but I'm having so much trouble
finding out how to write a printer driver - is it such a
big secret???

Bimo
Fri Oct 24 13:37:18 CDT 2003

I afraid it is...

90% of the time you spend writing the printer driver, goes with reading
through obscure MS examples, several decades old...
I have tried finding books on the subject, but with no luck.

The best you can do is asking your questions in this forum, most people are
willing to help.

"MT" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> skrev i en meddelelse
news:089201c39a56$944d3a60$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> This is silly I'm sure, but I'm having so much trouble
> finding out how to write a printer driver - is it such a
> big secret???
>

Carey
Fri Oct 24 17:44:25 CDT 2003

"MT" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>This is silly I'm sure, but I'm having so much trouble
>finding out how to write a printer driver - is it such a
>big secret???

Yes, actually it is. It's quite possibly the most poorly documented aspect
of Windows. Depending on what type of print driver you need, you can either
modify one of the DDK samples, purchase my driver source, purchase someone
else's, or muddle through it on the newsgroups.

What type of driver do you need? The first question you need to answer is
whether you can use the Unidriver or need to write a full driver. Huge
difference in difficulty and approach.


--
Carey Gregory
Windows Print Drivers & Components
http://www.gw-tech.com

Laredo
Fri Oct 24 19:16:09 CDT 2003

You may also purchase a driver toolkit to help you write your printer
driver. Check out http://www.drivertools.net/html_main/products.html for
some added value.
"MT" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> This is silly I'm sure, but I'm having so much trouble
> finding out how to write a printer driver - is it such a
> big secret???
>

anonymous
Thu Oct 30 23:09:14 CST 2003

Some basic questions are in order here:

(1) What is your target platform for the printer driver?
Windows 95 - Me, Windows NT 4 or Windows 2000 / XP?
(2) What type of printer is it? PCL or Postscript? InkJet
or LaserJet type? Color or Monochrome?



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>This is silly I'm sure, but I'm having so much trouble
>finding out how to write a printer driver - is it such a
>big secret???
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