UPD> some small items

UPD> some small items

Jim Sommer jsommer at bellatlantic.net
Wed May 8 07:28:58 EDT 2002


At 5/7/2002 07:55 PM, Norbert Schade wrote:
>1. is there interest to extend our list of DRV_keys to some job and user 
>related variables???
>
>samples could be:
>    * job id
>    * user name
>    * user id
>    * workstation
>    * domain
>    * application sending the document
>    * document name
>may be you have a longer list.
>

I don't have a problem with this. In fact I would add job name to the list.

>2. we still think about the file formats we might support for pictures, if 
>we support them in a UI.
>first idea was JPEG. what about gif???
>target is to decide on one eventually.

I believe that GIF has some patent issues with it.

>
>3. I request bytes instead of kilobytes in the band_units_enum.
>the background I have in mind a quite dirty. may be the driver is not only 
>concerned about a print head height or maximum input buffer, but also to 
>create small enough snippets to allow an application (like a language 
>monitor or what our Linux friends call a client) to hold the job for a 
>moment and communicate to the device. I know this attribute would not be 
>enough but it allows small snippets with a byte number.
>

OK

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