DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERIPHERAL DEVICES

An operating system for managing data in a computer including a printer properties dialog module, a printer data module and a conflict dialog module. The printer properties dialog module contains GUI code to generate a graphic-user interface (GUI) for a printer. The printer data module is coupled to and receives data from the printer properties dialog module. The printer data module contains operating code for the printer and causes it to execute predetermined actions corresponding to GUI commands received from the printer properties dialog module. The conflict dialog module is coupled to the printer data module and contains a list of conflicts. Each conflict corresponds to a printer condition and a printer action. The GUI code of the printer properties dialog module, the operating code of the printer data module and the list of conflicts of the conflict dialog module are independently modifiable.