Xerox Paris, a document system Support & Software Guía Del Usuario
Appendix C: Modifying Paris Job Tickets
The Paris Spooler Technical Manual
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The XLPrint supplied XPD files in the PARIS\PRT directory contain XPD
statements to enable job ticketing.
statements to enable job ticketing.
Paris XPD Files
XPD files are the way Paris describes the features of the printer. They work either
as standalone files, in the case of HP-PCL printers, or in combination with PPD
(Postscript Printer Description) files, in the case of Adobe Postscript printers and
are used to:
as standalone files, in the case of HP-PCL printers, or in combination with PPD
(Postscript Printer Description) files, in the case of Adobe Postscript printers and
are used to:
(a) describe the features of an output destination, and
(b) to put the appropriate instructions into the output file to call the features.
In general terms XPD files are created and supplied by your distributor. PPD files
are those files supplied by the Printer manufacturer. An XPD for a PostScript
printer simply contains a reference to include a corresponding PPD file in the
XPD.
are those files supplied by the Printer manufacturer. An XPD for a PostScript
printer simply contains a reference to include a corresponding PPD file in the
XPD.
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NOTE
A full description of the working of XPD and PPD files can be found in ‘How do
XPD and PPD files work?’ in Chapter One of the Paris Designer Reference
Manual.
XPD and PPD files work?’ in Chapter One of the Paris Designer Reference
Manual.