Developing a USB Printer Driver for MacOS X

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Gary Martin - 24 Feb 2005 18:43 GMT

Hi,

I have the task of writing a USB Printer Driver for Mac OS X. I have the
windows source code available for reference so know the basic command that
are sent to the printer.

I have experience in general mac programming but have not had to work with
USB or Printing before and I am difficultly in knowing where and how to get
started.

If someone could give me some pointers I would be very grateful.

Thanks in Advance
Gary

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Reinder Verlinde - 24 Feb 2005 19:06 GMT

> I have the task of writing a USB Printer Driver for Mac OS X. I have the
> windows source code available for reference so know the basic command that
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> If someone could give me some pointers I would be very grateful.

<http://developer.apple.com/referencelibrary/GettingStarted/GS_Printing/i
ndex.html> states:

> Because of the specialized nature of printer driver development, Apple
> recommends reading Printing Plug-in Interfaces Reference, Extending Printing
> Dialogs, and Ticket Services Reference. Then contact Apple Developer
> Technical Support with your requirements before beginning development. You
> can contact developer support through developer.apple.com

Reinder

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Mac Forum / Programming / CodeWarrior / February 2005

Developing a USB Printer Driver for MacOS X