4.1.12 Printer Entries in the WIN.INI File

Printer drivers that support more than one model should now record current printer settings for each model even if the models use the same port. A driver records the printer settings for a given model by adding to the WIN.INI file a section having the following form:

[ModelName, Port]

The ModelName specifies the name of the model and Port specifies the output port current associated with the printer as shown in the following example:

[HP LaserJet IIID, LPT2]

This section must include all printer settings except printer fonts. To record font information, the driver must add a section having the following form:

[DeviceName, Port]

The DeviceName specifies the name of the device and the port specifies the name of the output port associated with the device as shown in the following example:

[HPPCL5A, LPT1]

This section only lists fonts, including those in external cartridges. Also this section ensures backward compatibility with third-party font packages that use this section to add fonts.