QTR-Quadtone RIP

If I recall correctly, its not just a front end interface that was 
required, but also a printer driver at the backend.
The earliest implementation of QTR on a PC involved booting into Linux - 
the core printing functionality was built on the gutenprint driver 
(Linux and MacOS) and was (and still is?) incompatible with the Windows 
printer driver. Qtrgui at the back end interfaced with a (possibly 
modified) gutenprint driver that largely bypassed the Windows print 
driver interfaces. It may well be that the problems are more in the 
backend than the front-end.

Personally, I've removed Java based tools (primarily 
OpenOffice/LibreOffice) from my PC after the somewhat slow response to 
security exploits from Oracle.

I still have a PC that runs XP ...

On 04/10/2013 17:52, kenlee333@... wrote:
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> I'm a Java developer.
>
> Am I correct that the front-end calls a separate application or DLL, 
> which will only run on Windows, since it calls native Windows APIs ?
>
> If so, then there's no need for cross-platform development tools. I'm 
> happy to take this discussion offline if you like.
>
>
>
>
> ---In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, <quadtonerip@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
> God no, anything BUT Java !
>
> Paul
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