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.
>