[IPP] RFC: Sorting preferences for MSN 2.1 size tables

[IPP] RFC: Sorting preferences for MSN 2.1 size tables

Ira McDonald blueroofmusic at gmail.com
Sun Jun 4 19:16:49 UTC 2023


Hi Mike,

Media size dimensions seems at first glance to be more intuitive?, but I
think I prefer PWG media size name
as the way users are more likely to search.

Cheers,
- Ira

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On Thu, Jun 1, 2023 at 2:51 PM Michael Sweet via ipp <ipp at pwg.org> wrote:

> All,
>
> This question came up during our review of the MSN 2.1 at the face-to-face
> meeting.  Basically, the current media size tables have inconsistent
> ordering.  The original specification (MSN 1.0) sorted the sizes by width
> and then length.  The 2.0 version added tables that are sorted by the media
> size name.
>
> What ordering do people prefer for media sizes?  Sort by the PWG media
> size name ("na_letter_8.5x11in" comes after "na_legal_8.5x14in") or by
> dimensions ("na_letter_8.5x11in" comes *before* "na_legal_8.5x14in")?
>
> Please let me know your preference by June 15, 2023 so I can put out a new
> draft of the MSN specification.
>
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