[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]
The Microsoft Minidriver Development Tool (Microsoft MDT) is a Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 software tool designed for easy development of minidrivers that enable the Microsoft Universal Printer Driver (Unidrv) to support new non-Postscript® printers.
The features included with the Microsoft MDT follow.
Minidriver Conversion Wizard
The Minidriver Conversion Wizard converts binary minidrivers, used with previous versions of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Windows NT, into text-based minidrivers for Microsoft Windows Server 2003. When you use the Minidriver Conversion Wizard, the wizard creates a Windows Server 2003 minidriver by converting the following files:
Input files |
File Contents |
Output Files |
Windows GPC files |
Printer capability descriptions |
Windows Server 2003 GPD files |
Windows PFM files |
Font descriptions |
Windows Server 2003 UFM files |
Windows CTT files |
Glyph translations |
Windows Server 2003 GTT files |
Additionally, the wizard generates a resource file (.rc file), which has the correct file name and resource identifier.
INF Wizard
Automatically creates INF files for installing minidrivers.
Generic Printer Description (GPD) Editor
Syntax-checking text editor for modifying the GPD files that make up Unidrv minidrivers.
Unidrv Font Metrics (UFM) Editor
Property sheet-based editor for modifying Unidrv Font Metrics files.
Glyph Translation Table (GTT) Editor
Property sheet-based editor for modifying Glyph Translation Table files.
String Resource Editor
Dialog box for modifying text strings contained in a minidriver's resource file (.rc file).
Minidriver Workspace
Window-based editing workspace for a Unidrv minidriver, which provides access to the GPD, UFM, GTT, and resource files for the minidriver.
For more information about the Microsoft Universal Printer Driver (Unidrv), see the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Driver Development Kit (DDK).
File Manifest
Root: Files DescriptionMinidev.exe MDT EXE Stdnames.gpd Supporting Files
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