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<DIV><FONT size=2>Within UPDF we were working with absolute units of mm/1000 in
a number of cases like everything, which had to do with media
handling.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>We commit to implement the new spec for global media
handling (Ron's spec) from now on.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>We want to indicate our full support of this spec in our
concept.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Current implementations within our protocol will already be
based on draft 0.6.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>We expect the syntax not to be changed drastically any
more!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>We don't have problems with adding or removing some keywords
within the well defined lists. But this has to be finished soon (within April)
not to let us slip out of our own schedules.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>As we are finishing our implementation of our mother sample
followed directly by a number of sample implementations based on that mother, we
are in a critical process.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>The spec specifies two special values outside the list of
keywords used in the lists, which are used for minimum and maximum media
sizes.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>We will use that same syntax for one additional case to let a
driver use the same routines all over the place.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>We leave it to the global media handling spec, where it adds
these keywords (as side notes or recommendations) or not.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>The proposals for the new keywords within UPDF
are</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>na-margin-min-left.250</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>
<DIV><FONT size=2>na-margin-min-right.250
<DIV><FONT size=2>na-margin-min-top.250
<DIV><FONT
size=2>na-margin-min-bottom.250</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Syntax should look familiar to you.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>'na' is optional like in definitions for media size. It
generally follows the rules of the spec.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>In this sample the minimum margins are a quarter of an
inch.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Confirmation requested within the UPDF group.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Comment from IPP group and the spec owners
appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>We may use this syntax, if needed in other places, as well to
provide a consistent concept.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks to the very good work of Ron Bergman, Tom Hasting and
others.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Norbert Schade</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>