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Another project, apparently unrelated at first, attempted to address problems with the conversion from QuickDraw into various printer output formats.

Whereas developers had earlier been forced to write their own code to convert their QuickDraw on-screen display to PostScript for printing, under the new printer architecture such conversions would be provided by the OS.

Additionally the new system was deliberately engineered to be as flexible as possible, supporting not only QD and PS printers, but potentially other standards such as Hewlett Packard's PCL as well.

The system also supported " desktop printers " ( printers that appeared as icons on the user's desktop ), a long sought-after feature missing from QD, and added improved printing dialogs and controls.