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author | Pav Lucistnik <pav@FreeBSD.org> | 2006-05-07 11:38:51 +0000 |
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committer | Pav Lucistnik <pav@FreeBSD.org> | 2006-05-07 11:38:51 +0000 |
commit | e369d75debaeb5387eda87340528f8fcef310f09 (patch) | |
tree | 2b8b7e2b02b7d3fcd6c1eaff10286b38c5eacbcf /print/foo2zjs/pkg-descr | |
parent | 1d0343d4be4b9a813fe45355dbdc6a9826094a10 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/print/foo2zjs/pkg-descr b/print/foo2zjs/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..4c7c04da8afd --- /dev/null +++ b/print/foo2zjs/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +foo2zjs is an open source printer driver for printers that use the Zenographics +ZjStream wire protocol for their print data, such as the Minolta/QMS magicolor +2300 DL or Konica Minolta magicolor 2430 DL. These printers are often +erroneously referred to as winprinters or GDI printers. + +However, Microsoft GDI only mandates the API between an application and the +printer driver, not the protocol on the wire between the printer driver and the +printer. In fact, ZjStream printers are raster printers which happen to use a +very efficient wire protocol which was developed by Zenographics and licensed +by most major printer manufacturers for at least some of their product lines. + +ZjStream is just one of many wire protocols that are in use today, such as +Postscript, PCL, Epson, etc. + +WWW: http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/ |