Xprinter comes with sample PPD files for most popular printers on the market. Other PPD files can easily be obtained from Adobe or the printer manufacturer. The Xprinter Printer Setup Widget is a graphical front end for the Xprinter configuration management system. The Setup Widget allows users to list and choose printers installed on their specific system, choose page size, set page orientation, specify paper bins, and set the scale of the document. With the widget, users can specify a printing command and have Xprinter automatically spool any print job.
Users can also enter a filename if they wish to print to a file.
The current printer configuration is stored as the subsequent default printer setup. The following is a screen shot of the Xprinter Printer Setup Widget and the Options dialog. Xprinter provides all of the printer drivers and does not require any PostScript or PCL Language knowledge. Developers can quickly add printing support to their existing applications with Xprinter, and save development costs. Xprinter is the chosen printing technology for many UNIX desk-top developers, including IBM Printing Systems, Lotus Development Corporation and Computer Associates.