Actually I wasnt saying that - I made a mistake - the requirements do say that
you want the name of the size and the size. So now I would rephrase my comment
to - "why do you want the name of the size as well as the size in the same
attribute?"
Once again the requirement is mixing human readable with machine readable.
Why not make a human readable media-description ("Pink A4", "glossy letter - use
it and you owe me 50cents a sheet",...)
and a machine readable set of attributes (media-size, media-finish, ...)
When you (Tom) asked me how big A4 is my reply would be "I dont care" - the
media description tells me its A4. If I want to know how big it is I will click
the little box marked 'media properties' and up will come all the little
details.
"Hastings, Tom N" <hastings at cp10.es.xerox.com> on 05/15/2001 06:04:17 PM
To: "Herriot, Robert" <Robert.Herriot at pahv.xerox.com>, Paul Moore/AUCO/US at AUCO
cc: don at lexmark.com, "McDonald, Ira" <imcdonald at sharplabs.com>, "'Harry
Lewis'" <harryl at us.ibm.com>, carl at manros.com, ipp at pwg.org
Subject: RE: IPP> Comments on Media Size Objectives
No, Paul asked us whether or not our intent was to also convey the name of
the size [sounds like Alice in Wonderland, doesn't it], as well as the
dimensions, and we answered yes.
For example, most metric users don't really know the size of A4, but they
know that is the media they want. A client that doesn't have a data base,
wants to be able to display the A4 name to the user (along with the
dimensions). So we want both name and dimensions.
Tom
-----Original Message-----
From: Herriot, Robert
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 11:57
To: pmoore at netreon.com; Hastings, Tom N
Cc: don at lexmark.com; McDonald, Ira; 'Harry Lewis'; carl at manros.com;
Hastings, Tom N; IMAGING at FORUM.UPNP.ORG; ipp at pwg.org
Subject: RE: IPP> Comments on Media Size Objectives
I have come to the same conclusion as Paul, namely that the size
("8.5x11in")is the only important information and that the name "letter" or
"foo" is at best informational and at worst a distraction that can make
someone believe that us-a4.8x11in and wizo-vend-foo-bang.8x11in are
different.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pmoore at netreon.com [mailto:pmoore at netreon.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 2:50 PM
> To: Hastings, Tom N
> Cc: don at lexmark.com; McDonald, Ira; 'Harry Lewis'; carl at manros.com;
> Hastings, Tom N; IMAGING at FORUM.UPNP.ORG; ipp at pwg.org> Subject: RE: IPP> Comments on Media Size Objectives
>>>>> if the intent is to convey the media size to the app why do
> we care about vendor
> names etc. Why isnt the size just sent ("8.5x11in"). Why does
> the media size
> attribute have to include a name at all - are lexmark inches
> somehow different
> from kinko inches?
>> What is the difference between us-a4.8x11in and
> wizo-vend-foo-bang.8x11in if the
> purpuse of this spec is to convey the size of the media. It
> seems that the
> intent is not to convey the size of the media but the name of
> the size too -
> this is a quite different thing (the requirements dont say
> anything about
> conveying the name of the size).
>>>>> "Hastings, Tom N" <hastings at cp10.es.xerox.com> on 05/10/2001
> 02:21:03 PM
>> To: don at lexmark.com, "McDonald, Ira" <imcdonald at sharplabs.com>
> cc: "'Harry Lewis'" <harryl at us.ibm.com>, carl at manros.com,
> "Hastings, Tom N"
> <hastings at cp10.es.xerox.com>, IMAGING at FORUM.UPNP.ORG,
>ipp at pwg.org (bcc:
> Paul Moore/AUCO/US)
>> Subject: RE: IPP> Comments on Media Size Objectives
>>>> I agree with Don that a more user-friendly vendor extension
> mechanism should
> be used, such as vend-lexmark, or custom-lexmark, if we need a printer
> vendor extension mechanism at all.
>> A formal extension mechanism that the IETF uses is important
> for names in
> which the entire semantics is *implied* by the name, such as
> a MIME type.
> However, for our Media Size Self Describing Names the entire semantics
> (i.e., dimensions) of the size name is actually contained in the name
> itself.
>> A more fundamental question is why would a Printer vendor
> that has a custom
> media size, not want to put it into our Media Standard now?
> We'd just add
> it with no vendor name needed.
>> If the printer vendor invents the size after our standard is
> published,
> we've got to have a way to add/register more standard size
> names anyway, so
> the Printer vendor just gets the new size registered with the
> PWG using
> normal standard syntax without the vendor needing to be
> identified in the
> name.
>> Only, if a vendor really wants his name in the media name, do
> we need to
> decide how to do that. We can decide then whether this
> company name is a
> new Naming Authority field or this company name should be
> part of the Media
> Name field. For example, if Lexmark has a new size, say
> playing-card, that
> they really want to have the Lexmark name appear, the name could be
> registered as:
>> lexmark_playing-card_2x4in (If we add Lexmark as a Naming
> Authority)
> na_lexmark-playing-card_2x4in (If Lexmark wants to make
> the name be
> under the na Naming Authority).
>> Tom
>>> -----Original Message-----
> From: don at lexmark.com [mailto:don at lexmark.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 13:27
> To: McDonald, Ira
> Cc: 'Harry Lewis'; carl at manros.com; Hastings, Tom N;
>IMAGING at FORUM.UPNP.ORG; ipp at pwg.org> Subject: RE: IPP> Comments on Media Size Objectives
>>>>> All:
>> The problem is that if the driver has no knowledge of a new
> standardized
> paper
> size and it tries to parse and display the name, the end user
> will have
> absolutely no idea that "vend-641" is Lexmark defined paper
> size. He might
> be
> able to do something with "vend-Lexmark"
>> **********************************************
> * Don Wright don at lexmark.com *
> * Chair, Printer Working Group *
> * Chair, IEEE MSC *
> * *
> * Director, Alliances & Standards *
> * Lexmark International *
> * 740 New Circle Rd *
> * Lexington, Ky 40550 *
> * 859-825-4808 (phone) 603-963-8352 (fax) *
> **********************************************
>>>> "McDonald, Ira" <imcdonald%sharplabs.com at interlock.lexmark.com> on
> 05/10/2001
> 12:55:01 PM
>> To: "'Harry Lewis'" <harryl%us.ibm.com at interlock.lexmark.com>,
> carl%manros.com at interlock.lexmark.com> cc: "Hastings, Tom N"
> <hastings%CP10.ES.XEROX.COM at interlock.lexmark.com>,
> IMAGING%FORUM.UPNP.ORG at interlock.lexmark.com,
> ipp%pwg.org at interlock.lexmark.com (bcc: Don Wright/Lex/Lexmark)
> Subject: RE: IPP> Comments on Media Size Objectives
>>>> Hi,
>> A whole lot of IETF protocols (e.g., SLP attribute names) use the
> universal IETF convention of 'x-nnn-' as a prefix where 'nnn'
> is the vendors decimal enterprise number assigned by IANA.
>> It's clean and simple and never ambiguous (no two vendors will EVER
> have the same enterprise number).
>> Cheers,
> - Ira McDonald
>> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harry Lewis [mailto:harryl at us.ibm.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 10:44 AM
> To: carl at manros.com> Cc: Hastings, Tom N; IMAGING at FORUM.UPNP.ORG; ipp at pwg.org> Subject: RE: IPP> Comments on Media Size Objectives
>>> Well, again, I think it is challenging the elasticity of the main goal
> which was to establish one authoritative list of STANDARD
> media sizes. In
> an XML encoding I can picture distinguishing media name as
> belonging to a
> "standard" vs. "private" naming authority. If we MUST accommodate this
> goal in the compromise syntax, I guess I suggest a convention of the
> "class" or "naming authority" such as
>> "vend-xxx"
>> where xxx could be the name of a vendor or customer.
>> Again, I believe it would be better to keep the media names
> in this list
> we are collecting STANDARD and fairly SIMPLE.
> ----------------------------------------------
> Harry Lewis
> IBM Printing Systems
> ----------------------------------------------
>>>>> "Carl-Uno Manros" <carl at manros.com>
> 05/09/2001 10:35 PM
> Please respond to carl
>>> To: "Harry Lewis" <harryl at us.ibm.com>, "Hastings, Tom N"
> <hastings at CP10.ES.XEROX.COM>
> cc: <IMAGING at FORUM.UPNP.ORG>, <ipp at pwg.org>
> Subject: RE: IPP> Comments on Media Size Objectives
>>>> Harry,
>> I think I have to agree with you on most points. In
> particular I like your
> suggestion to change the name as the current name carries too much
> semantic
> connotations, which can easily be misinterpreted.
>> The one important issue I still see is whether we want to lay
> down some
> rules for how to add "private names" which are not in our
> list, be it by a
> vendor or by end customers.
>> Carl-Uno
>> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-ipp at pwg.org [mailto:owner-ipp at pwg.org]On Behalf Of Harry
> > Lewis
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 9:13 PM
> > To: Hastings, Tom N
> > Cc: IMAGING at FORUM.UPNP.ORG; ipp at pwg.org> > Subject: IPP> Comments on Media Size Objectives
> >
> >
> > 18 objectives for a "2-bit" "name" field!
> >
> > Comments...
> >
> > 1. We have a compromise, not an optimization (for machine parsing).
> > Suggest the concept of "facilitate" be stressed over "optimize".
> >
> > 4. Edit - "Only include the name in its native units"
> (delete "each").
> >
> > 5. Dump this goal!! (additional units) This has been a rat trap!
> > The compromise syntax we are developing is too stressed by this
> > goal. Save this for a full fledged schema.
> >
> > 6. I think the notion of "self describing" has been misinterpreted.
> > Some feel a description should contain more (margins etc.). Some
> > think "self describing" means easy to read and distinguish. It
> > might be better to simply state... "The "Standard Media
> Name" will
> > contain both a "Name" part and a "Dimension" part."
> >
> >
> > 7,8,9. I think these can all be replaced by simply
> extending the above
> > (6) to read "The "Standard Media Name" will contain 3 parts,
> > 1. Naming Authority
> > 2. Name
> > 3. Dimension
> >
> > 10. Given (6,7,8,9 - above) this is just stating the obvious. This
> > registry
> > is a simple list. If we find stuff we've missed, we
> help ourselves
> add
> > it. If we missed a galaxy or universe our there,
> somewhere... (i.e.
> > an entire naming authority) or if we want to establish
> a new name
> > space, we can readily do so.
> >
> > On and On... I don't know about the rest. Glazed donuts
> come to mind.
> > Or... a real schema development effort!
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------
> > Harry Lewis
> > IBM Printing Systems
> > ----------------------------------------------
> >
>>>>>>>>>>>