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PPML/GA is already in by default but PDF/VT is definitely out as it is an Adobe standard and requires their engine. It is also a new standard in a world where most have not adopted the free built in standards available to their machines. I don't see large PDFs as being a problem. Most print...

By generic I mean use of the subsets of JDF and PPML that work on several manufacturers machines. Right now the different flavors of JDF is a headache especially if you toss in Adobe products. sidebar (I wanted to use CheckJDF to validate but found that the script for it is not available to...

Yep, We already have such a solution and I am working on another one like it. The problem is open source requires a more generic approach. So I am going at this from the other end also by making companies fit their workflows to the open source software. Personally I think that most software...

Rasmus you still there? Rasmus you still there? I have recently come to the same conclusions that you have only two years later. If you or anyone else is interested I am going to put forth an effort to start an open source web to print project based in Drupal and Zend framework. The first step...

Call for interest Call for interest Hi, I have spent the last year or so studying PPML, JDF and VDP (cross support for Hp Indigo, Fiery etc.) My primary expertise is in PHP web development and Drupal but I do have a long history with Windows based technologies. What I am going to do is to...

Running Indigo 5500s Running Indigo 5500s Thanks Edward, We are running Indigo 5500s. I am testing DesignMerge for PPML capabilities and would like to take a look at your utility. So far I have come to the conclusion that I may have to write all the PPML templates by hand. If it would be a...

BTW, Checkppml does not support SVG data format.

You will need jdk/jre 1.5 You will need jdk/jre 1.5 I was getting frustrated by Checkppml not starting on my windows 7 machine. After seeing it start properly on my Mac I found that the software only is supported by java jdk/jre 1.5. If you have the latest Java package then you will receive...

When I use the HP SmartStream plugin for InDesign it exports PPML as PDFs and External Data. Is their any way of controlling this and making it export PPML using plain text, jpegs and SVG?

Hello, I have been fighting with this for days now. It seems that though PPML is a standard nothing about it is standard. I am writing PPML file by hand to be used on a website. The trouble is the transformation matrix does not seem to allow for rotating the text to a 90 degree...