Unitool Data Structures

Using Unitool, a developer who understands the hardware and command set for a printer can develop a minidriver by initializing its component data structures using the minidriver's Printer Data window. The minidriver's data structures are identified as follows:

Structure

Description

COMPRESSMODE

Contains data compression mode commands.

CURSORMOVE

Indicates the limitations of the printer cursor-movement commands and contains command strings that move the printer's cursor.

DEVCOLOR

Describes the way in which a device handles color for both graphics and text. The DEVCOLOR structure can support devices that process color data by plane or by pixel.

DOWNLOADINFO

Contains command strings that download fonts.

FONTCART

Contains font cartridge commands and command strings that select the specified cartridge and identify the fonts on that cartridge.

FONTSIMULATION

Contains command strings that enable and disable bold, italic, underline, and strikethrough font simulations.

MODELDATA

Indicates the characteristics of a printer model (s).

PAGECONTROL

Contains command strings that initialize the printer, select the paper orientation, and so on.

PAPERDEST

Specifies the paper output bin that collects the pages and contains command strings that select the specified bin.

PAPERSIZE

Specifies the size dimensions of the printer paper and contains command strings that configure the printer for the specified paper size.

PAPERSOURCE

Contains command strings that identify the paper bin or feeding mechanism.

RECTFILL

Indicates the printer's rectangle fill capabilities and contains command strings that fill rectangular regions.

RESOLUTION

Indicates the horizontal and vertical raster graphics resolution that the printer supports and contains command strings that select the specified resolution.

Structure	Description
COMPRESSMODE	Contains data compression mode commands.
CURSORMOVE	Indicates the limitations of the printer cursor-movement commands and contains command strings that move the printer's cursor.
DEVCOLOR	Describes the way in which a device handles color for both graphics and text. The DEVCOLOR structure can support devices that process color data by plane or by pixel.
DOWNLOADINFO	Contains command strings that download fonts.
FONTCART	Contains font cartridge commands and command strings that select the specified cartridge and identify the fonts on that cartridge.
FONTSIMULATION	Contains command strings that enable and disable bold, italic, underline, and strikethrough font simulations.
MODELDATA	Indicates the characteristics of a printer model (s).
PAGECONTROL	Contains command strings that initialize the printer, select the paper orientation, and so on.
PAPERDEST	Specifies the paper output bin that collects the pages and contains command strings that select the specified bin.
PAPERSIZE	Specifies the size dimensions of the printer paper and contains command strings that configure the printer for the specified paper size.
PAPERSOURCE	Contains command strings that identify the paper bin or feeding mechanism.
RECTFILL	Indicates the printer's rectangle fill capabilities and contains command strings that fill rectangular regions.
RESOLUTION	Indicates the horizontal and vertical raster graphics resolution that the printer supports and contains command strings that select the specified resolution.