XML Paper Specification
The XML Paper Specification ( XPS ) is a file format for documents that was developed by Microsoft and is seen by them as a direct competitor to the Portable Document Format (PDF).
history
The file format was first presented on April 26, 2005 at the WinHEC conference under Next Generation Print Path (NGPP) and the code name Metro. XPS was released together with Windows Vista and in the current version 3 of the .NET framework for Windows XP , which has a built-in XPS printer and XPS viewer. In March 2008, Microsoft released the Microsoft XML Paper Specification Essentials Pack 1.0 for Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server.
In 2009, the ECMA published the Open XML Paper Specification (OXPS) standard . This is not compatible with the original XPS format. While Windows Vista and Windows 7 can only handle XPS, Windows 8 and Windows 10 can handle both formats and use OXPS by default.
Microsoft and XPS or OXPS
With Windows 8 and Windows 10, both XPS and OXPS files can be viewed and created (printed). The Microsoft XPS Document Writer creates OXPS files as the standard file type for these versions. During the printer dialog, the file extension ".xps" can be selected when entering the file name. The writer then creates an XPS file.
This can then be viewed from Windows XP with the XPS Viewer from Microsoft. Opening OXPS files only works from Windows 8.
Changing the file extension .oxps to .xps is unsuccessful because the formats are incompatible.
Support outside Microsoft
software
The (Open) XPS format is supported by the free document viewers Okular and Evince as well as the vector graphics program Xara Xtreme Pro 5 . The document viewer MuPDF also supports this format, and from version 1.5 also the Sumatra PDF program based on it for rendering .
With Adobe Acrobat 9, support was also built into the market leader for PDF.
printer
Toshiba has supported XPS on its full color systems e-STUDIO2500c / 3500c / 3510c since July 2007.
Konica Minolta has supported XPS on its full-color systems bizhub C451 / C550 / C650 since July 2007, on the systems bizhub C203 / C253 / C353 with the market launch in October 2007, since June 2008 on the black and white systems bizhub 361/421/501, as well as Option on Magicolor 4650EN / DN models available January 2008 (and upwards).
Kyocera Document Solutions supports XPS on its color systems TASKalfa 250ci / 300ci / 400ci / 500ci and FS-C5100DN / 5200DN / 5300DN / 5400DN.
Canon supplies an XPS printer driver for some of its PIXMA multifunctional systems, which can be installed in addition to the actual printer driver. However, it does not work with the other programs supplied (layout printing, etc.).
Ricoh supports XPS on its Aficio MP C300 / C400 color printers as well as on Pro series machines. Some b / w printers like the Aficio SP6330 also have XPS support.
Web links
- Specification for XPS at www.microsoft.com (English)
- Specification for OXPS (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Microsoft XML Paper Specification Essentials Pack 1.0
- ↑ XPS and OXPS file support in Windows 7 and Windows 8
- ↑ Sumatra PDF - Version history
- ↑ MuPDF News (Version history) ( Memento of the original from December 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
