IPP> MOD - Ok to add 'image/tiff' and 'application/pdf' to IPP/1.1 Model document format list?

IPP> MOD - Ok to add 'image/tiff' and 'application/pdf' to IPP/1.1 Model document format list?

Ron Bergman rbergma at dpc.com
Wed Feb 17 19:26:54 EST 1999


Richard,

See comment below

On Wed, 17 Feb 1999, Richard Shockey wrote:

> 
> >Tom,
> >
> >For printer capability discovery:
> > 
> >I support just "image/tiff" for the "document-format-supported" attribute 
> >and then include "tiff-profiles-supported" as an additional attribute.
> >"image/tiff" indicates that at least profile S is supported and if this is
> >satisfactory, the client has all the information necessary.  If the client
> >wishes to use a more advanced profile of TIFF, either two requests can be
> >submitted or he can request both attributes in one request.
> 
> As we have just cleared up .. there are two image/tiff application types.
> 
> We should stick to what IANA should have posted.
> 
> Then I agree as well that "tiff-profiles-supported" would be a proper
> additional attribute to develop.
> 
> And there are 6 profles.
> 
> Profile S, F, J, C, L and M
> 
> To quote from what should have been in the IANA registry.
> 
> New Value(s): faxbw, faxcolor

If the attribute specifies the profile (tiff-profiles-supported) isn't
this a better resolution than 'faxbw' and 'faxcolor'?  Are you proposing
an attribute such as "tiff-applications-supported" which would only
include 'faxbw' and 'faxcolor'?  The BW vs Color can be determined from
the "color-supported" Printer Description attribute and the profiles give
even better information.

> 
> Description of Use:
> 
>  faxbw - The "faxbw" application parameter is suitable for use by
> applications that can process one or more TIFF for facsimile profiles  or
> subsets used for the encoding of black-and-white facsimile data. 
> 
>  faxcolor - The "faxcolor" application parameter is suitable for use  by
> applications that can process one or more TIFF for facsimile profiles or
> subsets that can be used for the encoding of black and white, AND color
> facsimile data. 
> 
> >For job submission:
> >
> >Do we need to treat job submission for TIFF any differently than other
> >PDLs?  For PCL, a version number of PCL is not included as an Operation or
> >Job Template attribute.  This situation with TIFF should be treated as if
> >this was a real fax.  That is, the client should only send a TIFF profile
> >that it is sure the target printer will properly process.  If the client
> >has the ability to discover the supported profiles, it should not be
> >needed to be supplied in the job submission.
> 
> This seems quite reasonable.
> 

	Ron Bergman
	Dataproducts Corp.





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