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How to Write a Driver
Anywhere to look online explaining how to write a driver program -- or modify one written for one OS to use with an older OS? I can compose code but have never had to do a driver.
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How to Write a Driver
"Guv Bob" writes:
Anywhere to look online explaining how to write a driver program -- or modify one written for one OS to use with an older OS? I can compose code but have never had to do a driver. Presumably you would have to have the source code, which is generally not available for most drivers. I would suspect even the printer manufacturer often does not have access to the source code, as drivers are very often developed by third-party companies. Under linux, the gutenprint project delivers inkjet (and some dye-sublimation and laser) drivers for a host of printers. So if you are interested in looking at code, that is one option. There is no maintained port of gutenprint to Windows, so if you are interested in that, rather than writing something entirely from scratch, contact the gutenprint developer mailing list (Google will point you to the homepage of the project). Regards, Gernot Hassenpflug -- NNTP on Emacs 24.3 from Windows 7 |
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How to Write a Driver
"Gernot Hassenpflug" wrote in message ...
"Guv Bob" writes: Anywhere to look online explaining how to write a driver program -- or modify one written for one OS to use with an older OS? I can compose code but have never had to do a driver. Presumably you would have to have the source code, which is generally not available for most drivers. I would suspect even the printer manufacturer often does not have access to the source code, as drivers are very often developed by third-party companies. Under linux, the gutenprint project delivers inkjet (and some dye-sublimation and laser) drivers for a host of printers. So if you are interested in looking at code, that is one option. There is no maintained port of gutenprint to Windows, so if you are interested in that, rather than writing something entirely from scratch, contact the gutenprint developer mailing list (Google will point you to the homepage of the project). Regards, Gernot Hassenpflug -- NNTP on Emacs 24.3 from Windows 7 Thanks a lot, GH! |
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