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Started by Alexander Riabokris
Thu, 19 Dec 2002 15:09
Windows vs. Mac PPDs
Author: Alexander Riabokris
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 15:09
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 15:09
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What is the difference between Windows and Mac version of PPD file? Thanks.
Re: Windows vs. Mac PPDs
Author: Helge Blischke
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 16:20
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 16:20
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the end-of-line conventions
Re: Windows vs. Mac PPDs
Author: Alexander Riabokris
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 17:37
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 17:37
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So, there is no difference in acual content of PPD file?
Re: Windows vs. Mac PPDs
Author: Aandi Inston
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 18:33
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 18:33
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Generally not. Occasionally PPD files may be tweaked, for instance to use platform-specific names of features, I understand. A PPD consumer should accept either line ending. Aandi Inston
Re: Windows vs. Mac PPDs
Author: Dov Isaacs
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 18:53
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 18:53
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As far as we at Adobe know, drivers and applications on both platforms should be able to deal with PPD files from each other if you make sure that the filename has the .PPD suffix. Some printer vendors in fact do issue different PPD files for Mac versus Windows when they want different text to be displayed by the driver based upon platform. But it normally does not need be that way. - Dov
Re: Windows vs. Mac PPDs
Author: pleader
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 15:21
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 15:21
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If I'm not wrong some vendors issue Mac versions of PPD's with specially tweaked resource forks. Why? Dunno. Regards, Victor Lee.
Re: Windows vs. Mac PPDs
Author: Dov Isaacs
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 18:07
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 18:07
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To �differentiate� their product. There is no good system reason for it. - Dov
Re: Windows vs. Mac PPDs
Author: pleader
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 18:23
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 18:23
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That's kinda what I had meant. No real reason. Regards, Victor Lee.
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