Principles of Win16 Printer Device Drivers

Microsoft Windows Embedded Partner

	Principles of Win16 Printer Device Drivers for Microsoft Windows
	Overview
	This workshop introduces C programmers to the elements needed to write printer device drivers for Windows 95 and other Win16 printing deployments. The workshop covers the architecture of 16-bit printer device drivers, as well as the basics of programming with the Windows Application Programming Interface (API). The workshop adopts a strategy of drilling through the graphic API to the underlying Device Driver Interface (DDI) as implemented in sixteen-bit printer driver dynamic link library (DLL).
	Who Should Attend
	This five-day lecture and lab-based workshop is intended for software and hardware engineers who need to understand how to make Win16 printing work. This includes hardware designers, firmware programmers, device driver writers, as well as application programmers who wish to have a deeper understanding of the Windows printing process. No prior experience with Windows programming is required.
	Workshop Highlights
	The Printing Pipeline - "from click-to-clunk" Understand the challenges created by the 16-bit segmented memory architecture Course includes exclusive Paul Yao Company driver tools Learn about relationship between API and DDI
	Performance Objectives
	At workshop completion, attendees will be able to...
	Describe the printing pipeline for operating systems that support the Win16 printer driver model. Describe the basic features of the Graphics Device Interface (GDI). Describe the three types of graphic output supported by Windows. Describe the drawing attributes that affect text, raster, and vector output. Write code for a dynamic link library, suitable for use as a 16-bit printer device driver. Write application code to create text, raster, and vector output on a display screen and on printed hardcopy. Write printer driver code to support the proper creation of text output. Write printer driver code to support the proper creation of raster output. Write printer driver code to support the proper creation of vector output.


	Overview
	Who Should Attend
	Workshop Highlights
	Performance Objectives
	Workshop Syllabus
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	Workshop Syllabus

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Win16 Printing Architecture

GDI Design Goal
Printing Pipeline
Installable Components

The Bitmap Printer Driver

Basic Operation
Installation & Use
Printer Driver Initialization

A Minimum Printing Program

An Introduction to GDI
Creating & Controlling a Print Job

Debugging Printer Drivers

Installation & Symbol Loading
Commands
Customizing Soft/ICE

Driver Entry Points

Driver Control & Query
Printing Management
Attribute & Drawing Functions
User-Interface

Printer Driver Tools

The Null Printer Driver
Null GDI

Windows 98 Memory Management

System Memory Use
16-Bit Segmented Memory
Dynamic Memory Allocation
Resources

Building Dynamic Link Libraries

What is Dynamic Linking?
Building DLLs
Exporting Functions

Text API

Text Drawing Functions
DC Text Attributes
Creating & Selecting Fonts
Query Metrics for Text Placement

Fonts

Font Creation & Enumeration
Font Mapping

Text DDI

Role of PDEVICE
Three Modes of ExtTextOut

Raster API

Pixels & Color
Brushes
Bitmaps

Raster DDI

Driver Functions
Capability Bits
Banding

Vector API

Vector Attributes
GDI Drawing Functions

Vector DDI

Driver Functions
Data Structures

Image Color Matching

Color Selection
Windows 9x ICM Support

Driver Initialization and Control

GDIINFO Structure
Print Job Control

The Spool Subsystem

Print Processor
Printer Monitor & Language Monitor

LOGISTICS

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