1. Print Driver And XPSDrv Testing In Windows Vista
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Print Driver And XPSDrv Testing In Windows Vista
Manski Fransazov Test Development Lead Digital Documents Platform and Solutions
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2. Agenda Topics Should leave today with Test strategy and test areas
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Agenda
Topics
Test strategy and test areas
Test tools and distribution vehicles
Justin Slone, Microsoft – XPS Conformance
Jim Zuber, QualityLogic – XPS Test Strategies
Should leave today with
Awareness of the test areas
Awareness of the available test tools
Assumes basic familiarity with v3 print driver architecture and the new XPSDrv print paths
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3. Test Strategy Facilitate quality driver development
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Test Strategy
Facilitate quality driver development
Facilitate Windows Logo qualification
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4. Test Strategy Implementation
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Test Strategy Implementation
Microsoft to provide in Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Test tools for format conformance
Baseline XPS content
Test tools targeting print driver (and device) robustness and security
Improve print driver quality by using Application Verifier
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5. Test Areas GDI-based print drivers and devices
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Test Areas
GDI-based print drivers and devices
Robustness and security
PrintTicket conformance and manipulation
XPSDrv print drivers and devices
XPS conformance and manipulation
Diverse XPS content
Correct rendering
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6. Key Test Tools XPS conformance validation tool isXPS.exe
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Key Test Tools
XPS conformance validation tool isXPS.exe
Print ticket conformance validation tool PTConform.exe
Automated Rendering Verification tool LooksGood.exe
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7. WDK Test Tools XPS Content Library for printing
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WDK Test Tools
XPS Content Library for printing
Conformant XPS content from diverse producers
Not conformant or invalid XPS content
Security/penetration tests
Corrupted XPS content
Corrupted PrintTickets
DEVMODE Corruptor
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8. WDK Test Tools Print driver stress
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WDK Test Tools
Print driver stress
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) printing test tools
WPF rendering test
WPF stress test
2007 Office system content rendering test
Other XPS content rendering test
XPSDrv Filter test daemon
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9. WDK Test Tools Functionality tests Driver configuration tests
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WDK Test Tools
Functionality tests
Driver configuration tests
PrintTicket test
GDL Checker
Print Device Capabilities
DocumentProperties test
Driver or printer device rendering tests
PGremlin and PGremlin2 rendering tests
Print Area test
Photo Print test
Cancel Job test
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10. Test Tools Summary Easy to use test tools are available now
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Test Tools Summary
Easy to use test tools are available now
They cover a wide range of test areas
XPS and PrintTicket conformance tools are critically important
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11. XPS Conformance And isXPS
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XPS Conformance And isXPS
Justin Slone Test Development Engineer Digital Documents Platform and Solutions
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12. XPS Conformance XPS conformance enabled through
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XPS Conformance
XPS conformance enabled through
Strict standard, strict test tools, strict implementations
isXPS.exe (codenamed isReach) is a strict test tool designed and developed by Microsoft
Assists in determining if an XPS document conforms to the XPS specification
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13. XPS Conformance Authority
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XPS Conformance Authority
In order of authority
The XML Paper Specification
The XPS conformance test provided by Microsoft
The WPF XPS Viewer
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14. isXPS Overview Goals of isXPS Requirements to run isXPS.exe
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isXPS Overview
Goals of isXPS
Verify Open Packaging Conventions (OPC) conformance
Verify XPS Document conformance
Provide detailed error information
Requirements to run isXPS.exe
.NET 2.0
WPF
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15. XPS Document Framework
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XPS Document Framework
Legend
Resource Parts –
OPC Parts –
XPS Parts –
Conceptual Parts –
Relationships –
Markup References –
DocThumb.jpg
Package Root
_rels/.rels
Image_1.jpg
FixDocSeq.fdseq
_rels/FixDocSeq.fdseq.rels
_rels/.rels
FixDoc.fdoc
1.fpage
1.fpage
_rels/1.fpage.rels
Package Root
Font_0.ttf
Image_1.jpg
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16. Conformance Checks Pre-validation OPC validation
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Conformance Checks
Pre-validation
Validate font and image parts
OPC validation
Validate relationship markup
Process package relationships
Digital Signatures
Core Properties
Thumbnails
Etc
DocThumb.jpg
Package Root
_rels/.rels
FixDocSeq.fdseq
_rels/FixDocSeq.fdseq.rels
FixDoc.fdoc
1.fpage
_rels/1.fpage.rels
Font_0.ttf
Image_1.jpg
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17. Conformance Checks XPS validation
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Conformance Checks
XPS validation
Start from fixedrepresentation relationship
Validate markup of FixDocSeq
Follow <DocumentReference> to FixedDocs
Validate markup of FixDoc
Follow <PageContent> to FixedPages
Validate markup of 1.fpage
Discover Resource Parts
DocThumb.jpg
Package Root
_rels/.rels
FixDocSeq.fdseq
_rels/FixDocSeq.fdseq.rels
FixDoc.fdoc
1.fpage
_rels/1.fpage.rels
Font_0.ttf
Image_1.jpg
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18. Conformance Checks Markup references Font references Image references
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Conformance Checks
Markup references
Font references
Image references
ICC profile references
Resource dictionaries
Processing similar to a FixedPage
Process relationships from FixedPage part
Confirm that there are matching required-resource relationships to all markup referenced parts
DocThumb.jpg
Package Root
_rels/.rels
FixDocSeq.fdseq
_rels/FixDocSeq.fdseq.rels
FixDoc.fdoc
1.fpage
_rels/1.fpage.rels
Font_0.ttf
Image_1.jpg
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19. Most Common Usage Most Used Switches -f=<FilePattern> /s
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Most Common Usage
Most Used Switches
-f=<FilePattern>
The file on which to perform the validation
e.g. file.xps or *.xps /s
Apply FilePattern to all subdirectories
-logger:<LogType>
The logger to use (File, Console, WTT)
-logfile:<LogFile>
The log file to write to when using the File logger
Default logfile is “isXPSLog.txt”
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20. isXPS Logfile Sample Error Log Rollup
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isXPS Logfile
Sample Error
Log Rollup
+Start Test: /Documents/1/Pages/3.fpage Markup
Info: Validating Markup of Part 3.fpage using target namespace …
Fail: Markup is not Conformant: Number of errors: 1
Info: Error #1: At position (4,93) Message: The ‘Stretch’ attribute is not declared.
-End Test: /Documents/1/Pages/3.fpage Markup Result: Fail
-End Test: Processing file: C:\Exercise_1.1.xps Result: Fail
-End Test: isXPS Result: Fail
*********Log Rollup************************************************
TestName: isXPS
PassRate: 81% Pass: 18 Warn: 0 Fail: 4 Block: 0
*******************************************************************
Result: Fail
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isXPS Takeaway
Use isXPS.exe for easy OPC and XPS conformance validation
Detailed error information helps quickly isolate bugs
Visit the XPS Printing hands on lab
XPS Testing and Conformance lab
Find isXPS (named isReach) in Beta 2 WDK and SDK
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22. WinHEC 2006 Jim Zuber XPS Test Architect QualityLogic, Inc.
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XPS Test Strategies
Jim Zuber XPS Test Architect QualityLogic, Inc.
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23. WinHEC 2006
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QualityLogic, Inc.
De facto standard test tool provider to printer industry for 20 years
Released XPS test suites to the industry in late 2005
Provided XPS training to over 20 XPS early adopter companies
Just completed a set of XPS analysis and debugging utilities
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24. Topics XPS Characteristics Keys to Interoperability Testing Challenges
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Topics
XPS Characteristics
Keys to Interoperability
Testing Challenges
XPS Consumer Analysis
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25. XPS Characteristics Standards based Clear specifications
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XPS Characteristics
Standards based
XML, JPG, TIFF, ICC, Etc
Clear specifications
Example code
Clarifications
Baseline reference
XPS Viewer
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26. XPS Characteristics A very efficient set of drawing primitives
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XPS Characteristics
A very efficient set of drawing primitives
Paths can contain arcs, lines, and Bezier curves
Paths and Glyphs can be painted with brushes
Common properties control clipping, transforms, and opacity
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27. XPS Characteristics Simple syntax Low complexity Human readable
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XPS Characteristics
Simple syntax
Elements and attributes
Low complexity
Human readable
A very testable technology!
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28. Keys To XPS Interoperability
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Keys To XPS Interoperability
Clean XPS markup generated by XPS producers
IsXPS
PTConform
Conformant XPS consumers
Functional Test suites
Comprehensive Test suites
Minimize specification ambiguities
microsoft.com
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29. Keys To XPS Interoperability
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Keys To XPS Interoperability
Application compatibility testing of XPS consumers
All print paths
Key applications
Diversity of producers
Conversion programs
Strict de facto standard XPS consumer
WPF XPS Viewer
Practical arbiter of “is it right”
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30. XPS Testing Challenges
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XPS Testing Challenges
Clarifications to specification still emerging
No hardcopy reference target
Page comparison
Practical implementation limits
Few unique XPS producers
Interoperability testing
Usage models
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31. XPS Testing Challenges
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XPS Testing Challenges
Interactions between XPS markup and PrintTickets
Complex scenarios with VisualBrush
New image file format
WMPhoto
XPS analysis
Interleaved files
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32. XPS Analysis Tools Microsoft QualityLogic XPS Viewer IsXPS PTConform
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XPS Analysis Tools
Microsoft
XPS Viewer
IsXPS
PTConform
XamlPad
QualityLogic
StatGen
PrintTicketer
XPS Parts Assembler
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33. XPS Consumer Analysis Identify the symptoms
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XPS Consumer Analysis
Identify the symptoms
Is it a crash or a visual anomaly?
Do you get an error report?
Try viewing the file in the XPS Viewer
Does the same error occur?
Get a big picture view
Unzip – What parts are in the package?
Statistics – Stream sequence and element usage
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34. XPS Consumer Analysis Schema Validation Test Code Fragments
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XPS Consumer Analysis
Schema Validation
Microsoft’s isXPS program will quickly validate the schema, as well as relationships and resource file integrity
Test Code Fragments
If problem also occurs in XPS Viewer, cut and paste suspect markup into XamlPad to isolate problem
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35. XPS Consumer Analysis Problem occurs only in device under test
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XPS Consumer Analysis
Problem occurs only in device under test
Use ZIP utility and XML Editor to modify the XPS markup in the container
Reduce to smallest number of XPS elements that reproduce problem
Suspect PrintTickets
Extract PrintTicket part and run PTConform to find syntax problems
Use PrintTicket editor to modify PrintTicket settings inside container to isolate problems
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Summary
XPS has the potential to quickly achieve a high degree of interoperability
Tools are available NOW to start testing and debugging your XPS implementations
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Call To Action
Familiarize yourself with XPS and PrintTicket specifications and XPSDrv technology in particular
Use Microsoft test tools to validate your implementations
Be ultra strict as far as XPS and PrintTicket conformance is concerned
Test for compatibility now!
Test the GDI Print Path, XPS Print Path, and compatibility paths
Test your company’s XPSDrv and XPS-capable printers
Report problems immediately
Invest in testing – it pays out!
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Call To Action
Understand your company logo goals and review new logo requirements
Basic and Premium
At WinHEC
Practice driver dev and testing skills in XPS Printing hands on labs
Ask the Experts at lunch today
Visit the Microsoft Pavilion to see XPS demos
Attend related sessions
PRI050 Inside Printer Installation on Windows Vista
PRI039 Using the Windows Color System in Device Drivers
PRI102 Using XPSDrv Print Drivers to Extend Windows Print Functionality
PRI019 Developing XPSDrv Print Drivers
PRI115 Windows Media Photo: A New Format for End-to-End Digital Imaging
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39. info @ qualitylogic.com
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Additional Resources
Web Resources
Application Verifier:
XPS Portal
Links to relevant blogs, whitepapers, specs
WHDC Printing documents
Windows Digital Documents Platlform Team Newsletter
Technical advice
WDK and SDK
QualityLogic
QualityLogic XPS Test Suites and Tools:
QualityLogic XPS Training:
microsoft.com
microsoft.com
qualitylogic.com
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The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

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The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
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The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.