IPP> MOD - Push back on simplifying Print operation response

IPP> MOD - Push back on simplifying Print operation response

Babak Jahromi babakj at MICROSOFT.com
Thu Feb 20 18:36:48 EST 1997


Isn't what you call "print submission GUI" the everyday applications
people use? like Word, Excel, Corel, Quicken. etc. etc.?


So I wouldn't plan on changing any of it!


Babak


>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Robert.Herriot at Eng.Sun.COM [SMTP:Robert.Herriot at Eng.Sun.COM]
>Sent:	Thursday, February 20, 1997 3:27 PM
>To:	ipp at pwg.org; hastings at cp10.es.xerox.com
>Subject:	Re: IPP> MOD - Push back on simplifying Print operation response
>
>
>> 
>> My concern is that either:
>> 
>> 1. User friendly implmentations will make additional protocol calls
>> to get job and printer status.  That means that each Print operation
>> will require three calls, not one.  If we layer on HTTP that means
>> a new session startup/teardown for each of the three calls.
>
>My assumption is that the GUI from which the Print submission is made is
>a different process from the one showing status in most cases.  In such an
>environment, the Print submission GUI would probably not inform the
>job status GUI about the changes. The primary issue is whether a print 
>submission GUI (or command) would inform the user of the special case 
>you site below where the printer is stopped and needs attention before it
>will resume printing. 
>



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