Pscript Components
Pscript components consist of DLLs, plus text and binary data files, as illustrated in the following diagram:
Pscript Components
Components in the diagram include:
- Application
- A user application, such as a word processor, that provides users with printing capabilities.
- gdi32.dll
- User-mode DLL that exports Win32 GDI functions.
- Kernel-Mode Graphics Engine
- NT-based-operating system Executive code that implements GDI functionality.
- Minidriver Text Files
- Text-based Pscript minidrivers, created using PPD files.
- Binary Data Files
- Temporary files (with a .bpd extension) that Pscript creates after parsing information contained in minidriver text files.
- ps5ui.dll
- Pscript user interface DLL, providing common UI code for all Pscript-supported printers.
- User Interface Plug-In
- Optional, printer-specific, user interface plug-in.
- compstui.dll
- CPSUI user interface for printers.
- pscript5.dll
- Pscript renderer, which handles text output and renders images, then sends the text and image data to the print spooler.
- Rendering Plug-In
- Optional, printer-specific, rendering plug-in.
