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From: Aandi Inston
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 15:07

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It may be possible. You should start by reading the PPD specification.
Carefully examine the PostScript sequences and contraints in the file.
It won't be easy or quick.

One key flaw though, and one many people reach, is the belief that
they can change the default behaviour by changing the *Default lines
in the PPD. This is risky, and may not work because the default is not
intended to tell the driver what to show as default. The default is
supposed to tell the driver the printer's ACTUAL default. As such, the
driver is free to generate no code in the default case, because it
knows the printer is already set up.

Aandi Inston

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