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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria'>I want to start a dialog on the CPD and it interactions
(or dependencies) with other print system components.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria'>My first question is how to model the CPD in the systems.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria'>What are the other print components to consider:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=A>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><font size=3 face=Cambria><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>The Print Manager (think
CUPS)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=a>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level2 lfo2'><font size=3
face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>Can be a
very, very thin manager for mobile devices<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><font size=3 face=Cambria><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>The Printer Manager (this
there really such a thing today).<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=a>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level2 lfo2'><font size=3
face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>Again, can
be a very, very thin manager for mobile devices<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><font size=3 face=Cambria><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>The printers<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><font size=3 face=Cambria><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>The printer capability data
base (think Foomatic)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><font size=3 face=Cambria><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>(The User!!!!)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3 face=Cambria><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>Should the CPD (an instance) be
a direct connection between the user and an App/Desktop/OS.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3 face=Cambria><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>Should the CPD directly
connect to applications and then, the applications to a Print Manager.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3 face=Cambria><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>Should the App/Desktop/OS have
a direct connection to a “Print Manager”, the “Print
Manager” directly connect to the CPD and the CPD connects to the
user.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria'>I believe (please correct me if wrong) that (2) is the current
model or approach for the CPD.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria'>I am in favor of (3).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><font size=3 face=Cambria><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>Do we want the CPD to know if
a printer is on/off line<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=a>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level2 lfo4'><font size=3
face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>Status in
general, out-of-ink, out-of-paper, busy<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:
-9.0pt;mso-list:l1 level3 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Cambria><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'><font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font>i.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face=Cambria><span
style='font-family:Cambria'>Interesting idea of showing print load in the print
dialog; that is, if a job is submitted, how long will it take to get printed.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=2 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><font size=3 face=Cambria><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>Do we want the CPD to know
how to get capabilities data <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=a>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level2 lfo4'><font size=3
face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>Don’t
think vendors will modify (all) PPD to support CPD!<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level2 lfo4'><font size=3
face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>Is it a
vendor specific module<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level2 lfo4'><font size=3
face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>Is it IPP<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level2 lfo4'><font size=3
face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>Is it
foomatics<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level2 lfo4'><font size=3
face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>Is it a
vendor web service/site<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><font size=3 face=Cambria><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>Can a lot of responsibility be
pushed to the Print Manager<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=a>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level2 lfo4'><font size=3
face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>One big
item is internationalization.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:
-9.0pt;mso-list:l1 level3 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Cambria><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'><font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font>i.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face=Cambria><span
style='font-family:Cambria'>With the goal of “common”, it is expected
that the print dialog strings will be well defined and, thus, internationalization
could be managed in one place. No reason the CPD could not do it, but the
print manager may need the same information.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=4 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><font size=3 face=Cambria><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>What if the CPD is a web
service (think cloud); it would be easier to have the Print Manager worry about
connectivity to the CPD<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=a>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level2 lfo4'><font size=3
face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>What if
the Print manager is a web service (think cloud) !!!<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><font size=3 face=Cambria><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>In this model, the Print
Manager can customize the CPD according to the User’s Rights (color/no-color,
doc length < 50/ doc length > 50, etc)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=a>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level2 lfo4'><font size=3
face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>If the user
(via the CPD) never sees an option they have no rights for; then it is
easier to control.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><font size=3 face=Cambria><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>Are some printers only available
at curtain times?<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=a>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level2 lfo4'><font size=3
face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>Again, the
Print Manager can only enumerate the printers that are available at the time.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><font size=3 face=Cambria><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria'>And other reason I have not enumerated
here.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria'>I made a couple of slide depicting the three models above.
See <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria'><a
href="ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/fsg/cpd/discussion/CPD.In.the.System.2011.05.19.pdf">ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/fsg/cpd/discussion/CPD.In.the.System.2011.05.19.pdf</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria'>Glen<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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