Configuring the print extension

Once installed, the extension provides a default configuration YAML Ain't Markup Language (YAML) file that can be used immediately. However, to get the most out of the extension, we need to understand how the configuration file controls the printing capabilities.

The print extension is configured using a configuration script called config.yaml; this is stored in the printing folder of the data directory. The configuration is written using the YAML language, which is a data-serialization standard that can be used in most programming languages.

Note

For more details on the YAML language, visit the project website at http://www.yaml.org.

The configuration is broken up into sections, with each section relating to a specific ...

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