Preon Support for Windows Printing API

The Windows printing architecture offers one of the most complex and rich API sets, PretonSaver supports a vast majority of this functions, from time to time we encountered functions that are: application specific / OS specific / region specific, in several cases Preton has identified that for some API functions the cost/saving ratio might be too high. When a new API is discovered our R&D team estimates the cost/saving ratio and decides whether to add support for the specific API or to exclude it from the consumable optimization process.

When we take into account the “cost” factor, we look at the amount of memory and time needed for processing on the client machine and size and complexity of printer commands that will affect the printers speed and limited memory. Another “cost” factor we take into account is keeping the Preton core technology light weight and robust, for this reason we do not include API functions that are sparsely used by printing applications and are only supported on limited printers.

The following are examples of API PretonSaver does not support due to low cost/savings ratio:

• Layered and/or transparent printing API

• An image needs to be decompressed for processing.  

• Graphic objects where saving levels are minimal (e.g. Lines)