Bill,
I did some quick searches and found the obligatory Wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_paper
This page would seem to indicate that the more general term is now just "cotton paper" or "cotton bond paper" since rags/scrap fabric are only one source of the fibers.
So my proposed addition is "stationery-cotton".
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A search for printable fabrics yielded some available inkjet products:
http://www.amazon.com/Avery-Printable-Fabric-Printers-03384/dp/B0000C0CJZhttp://www.lexjet.com/p-3009-Photo-Tex-PSA-Fabric-Aqueous-Printers.aspxhttp://www.fabricdepot.com/index.php?page=CatalogPage&pageid=14515
I see a variety of sheet and roll media, with and without adhesive backing (some are iron-on, some are room temperature adhesives). How about the following additional type names:
fabric Generic printable fabric (sheets or rolls)
fabric-heat-adhesive Printable fabric with a heat-activated adhesive backing
fabric-self-adhesive Printable fabric with a self-adhesive backing (no heat required)
fabric-fine Printable fabric with a thread count of 200 or more
fabric-coarse Printable fabric with a thread count less then 100
On Jun 18, 2012, at 1:23 PM, William A Wagner wrote:
> Mike,
> I suggest that the use of “fabric” as a top-level media type is reasonable but as a qualifier for stationary is not, because the word refers to the product of a weaving or felting process, not the type of fiber used. If a general qualifier is needed, the common term is rag (at least it used to be); e.g., rag-content paper. But I recall the specific request was for “cotton” and cotton is the fiber normally used in rag paper.
> Further, whereas Cotton paper is made from cotton fibers, my understand is that the term Linen paper commonly refers to wood pulp or cotton paper finished to look/have the texture of linen, so the use of cotton and linen are not parallel in this context.
> Thanks,
> Bill Wagner
>> From: ipp-bounces at pwg.org [mailto:ipp-bounces at pwg.org] On Behalf Of Michael Sweet
> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 3:40 PM
> To: Petrie, Glen
> Cc: ipp at pwg.org> Subject: Re: [IPP] media-type names and cotton?
>> Glen,
>> "stationery" is just plain sheets of paper. There are qualified versions of stationery as well, e.g., "stationery-letterhead", so this would just be another form of that - think special paper used for cover letters or resumes that otherwise behaves and is used like plain paper.
>> Technically we could use "fabric" as a top-level media type with qualified versions for different fabrics and finishes, e.g.:
>> fabric
> fabric-cotton
> fabric-glossy
> fabric-high-gloss
> fabric-inkjet
> fabric-linen
> fabric-matte
> fabric-semi-gloss
> fabric-tweed
> fabric-waterproof
>> however I would consider those types to be specific to fabric printing, e.g. curtains, clothing, etc., and not to sheets of specialized paper.
>>> On Jun 18, 2012, at 12:26 PM, Petrie, Glen wrote:
> Mike
>> Maybe I wrong but I thought stationery was just another word for "plain"; so this new name means "plain-cotton". Is there anything wrong with just cotton and linen?
>> Glen
>>> From: ipp-bounces at pwg.org [mailto:ipp-bounces at pwg.org] On Behalf Of Michael Sweet
> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 12:22 PM
> To: Peter Zehler
> Cc: <ipp at pwg.org>
> Subject: [IPP] media-type names and cotton?
>> Pete/All,
>> Do I just need to add "stationery-cotton" to the media type name list in MSN2?
>> Do we want this generalized (stationery-fabric?) or list other materials, e.g., linen?
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