RE: WIMS> [MaxCapacity] CIM - October 27, 2006 face-to-face meeti ng minutes posted

From: McDonald, Ira (imcdonald@sharplabs.com)
Date: Wed Nov 01 2006 - 11:22:38 EST

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    Hi,

    More on '...MaxCapacity' in Printer MIB - actually we've
    found another (groan) modelling error in Printer MIB,
    because the DESCRIPTION of 'prtInputMaxCapacity' says:

      "...There is no convention
      associated with the media itself so this value reflects claimed
      capacity. If this input sub-unit can reliably sense this value,
      the value is sensed by the printer and may not be changed by
      management requests; otherwise, ..."

    but it SHOULD be mutable, because 'prtInputCurrentLevel'
    is clearly intended to reflect real loaded media level.

    I urge that we repair '...MaxCapacity' throughout and change
    it to be SHOULD reflect loaded media (unless that can't be
    sensed - note that all 'prtInputMediaXxx' objects would then
    also be meaningless).

    Cheers,
    - Ira

    Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)
    Blue Roof Music / High North Inc
    PO Box 221 Grand Marais, MI 49839
    phone: +1-906-494-2434
    email: imcdonald@sharplabs.com
    -----Original Message-----
    From: owner-wims@pwg.org [mailto:owner-wims@pwg.org]On Behalf Of
    Richard_Landau@Dell.com
    Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 2:39 PM
    To: Whittle, Craig; wims@pwg.org
    Subject: RE: WIMS> CIM - October 27, 2006 face-to-face meeting minutes
    posted

    Good minutes, thank you. Craig.
     
    Minor corrections, mainly typos:
     
    - To represent tables in CIM, using the strategy that we are proposing
    first, requires (2*n+1) objects to represent a table containing (n) rows.
    (Not one row as stated.)
     
    - Pete asked if max capacity is mutable, for example, if it changes when the
    weight of the paper changes. The consensus of the group was that max
    capacity does not change in response to the media loaded. It is a
    declaration by the vendor about the size (capacity) of the tray; it is not a
    value that is sensed by the printer.
     
    - Chris Story's concern was the inadequacy of the current
    prtConsoleDisplayBufferTable to represent *graphical* displays, such as the
    one on the Lexmark printer in the room. (Agree with Ira on this
    recollection.)
     
    And I would add this, though it is not especially a WIMS-CIM problem.
     
    - The group bemoaned again the lack of enthusiasm of the industry at large
    to develop comprehensive management standards for multi-function devices.
    (This was a long discussion and, if recorded and published, might maybe
    perhaps evoke a response from interested parties.)
     
     rick

    From: owner-wims@pwg.org [mailto:owner-wims@pwg.org] On Behalf Of Whittle,
    Craig
    Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 14:22
    To: 'wims@pwg.org'
    Subject: WIMS> CIM - October 27, 2006 face-to-face meeting minutes posted

    All:
     
    Minutes from the PWG-CIM Alignment Working Group face-to-face meeting in
    Lexington have been posted. See
    ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/wims/minutes/06OCT-Lexington-WIMS-CIM%20face-to-fa
    ce.pdf.
     
    Best regards,
     
    **CW
     
     
     
      

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