Open XML Paper Specification
The XML Paper Specification (XPS ) is a file format for documents, which was developed by Microsoft and is seen by this as a direct competitor to Adobe's Portable Document Format ( PDF).
History
The file format was introduced on 26 April 2005 at the WinHEC conference Next Generation Print Path ( NGPP ) and codenamed Metro for the first time. XPS was released with Windows Vista and in the current version 3 of the. NET Framework for Windows XP, which has a built- 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.
2009, the standard Open XML Paper Specification ( OXPS ) was published by ECMA. This is not compatible with original XPS format. While Windows Vista and Windows 7 can deal only with XPS, Windows 8, both dominated and formats used by default OXPS.
Microsoft XPS or OXPS
With Windows 8, both XPS and OXPS files can be created and displayed (printed) are. The default file type of the Microsoft XPS Document Writer creates OXPS files. While the printer dialogue can when entering the file name, the file extension ". Xps " can be selected. The writer then creates an XPS file.
This can then be viewed on Windows XP, Vista and 7 with the XPS Viewer from Microsoft. The aforementioned earlier operating systems can not open files OXPS that goes only from Windows 8
Changing the file extension. Oxps in. Xps does not lead to success, because the formats are incompatible.
Support outside Microsoft
Software
The XPS file format is supported by the free document viewer Okular and Evince and the vector graphics program Xara Xtreme Pro 5. Since version 1.5 also builds on MuPDF Sumatra PDF program supports the XPS format.
With Adobe Acrobat 9 support was also installed at the industry leader.
Printer
Toshiba supports XPS to its full color systems e-STUDIO2500c/3500c/3510c since July 2007.
Konica Minolta supports XPS to its full color systems bizhub C451/C550/C650 since July 2007 on the systems bizhub C203/C253/C353 with the launch in October 2007, since June 2008, on the black and white systems bizhub 361/421/501, as well as option on the January 2008 available models Magicolor 4650EN/DN ( and upwards ).
Kyocera Document Solutions supports XPS to its color systems TASKalfa 250ci/300ci/400ci/500ci and FS-C5100DN/5200DN/5300DN.
Canon provides for some of its PIXMA multifunction systems from an XPS printer driver that can be installed in addition to the actual printer driver. However, it does not work with the other supplied programs (Layout print etc).
Ricoh supports XPS to its color printers Aficio MP C300/C400 and on machines of the Pro series. Some b / w printers like the Aficio SP6330 also have XPS support.