That's probably appropriate; Ira, let's normalize the PCL and PostScript descriptions to match the format of the current registrations:
langPCL(3), -- PCL. Starting with PCL version 5,
-- HP-GL/2 is included as part of the
-- PCL language.
-- PCL and HP-GL/2 are registered
-- trademarks of Hewlett-Packard
-- Company.
langPS(6), -- PostScript (tm) Language
-- Postscript - a trademark of Adobe
-- Systems Incorporated which may be
-- registered in certain jurisdictions
Looks like the existing langPDF and the new langPDF* definitions are already using the same conventions, so just the new PCL and PS descriptions need updating.
On May 3, 2010, at 1:49 PM, George Liu wrote:
> > I think we are stuck treating these as languages/language families.
>> I'd like to suggest change the description for langPCL3, langPCL3GUI, langPCL5e, langPCL5c. Rename "HP Printer Command Language xxx" to "Printer Command Language xxx"
>> George
>> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Sweet [mailto:msweet at apple.com]
> Sent: Mon 5/3/2010 11:15 AM
> To: George Liu
> Cc: Ira McDonald; pwg-announce at pwg.org> Subject: Re: [Pwg-Announce] Call for Review of langPDF/PS/PCL variants for IANAPrinter MIB (30 April 2010)
>> On May 3, 2010, at 11:10 AM, George Liu wrote:
> > Has PCL-XL been left out intentionally?
>> Yes, because it is already registered in RFC 3805:
>> langPCLXL(47), -- Not in RFC 1759
> -- Printer Control Language. Extended
> -- language features for printing, and
> -- printer control.
> -- Tammy Ferguson (HP)
> -- and Binnur Al-Kazily (HP)
> -- Technical reference manual: None
> -- Hewlett-Packard Co.
>> >
> > There're PCL-XL 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, etc. Microsoft GPD based mini drivers is
> > able to generate PCL-XL.
> >
> > George
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ira McDonald [mailto:blueroofmusic at gmail.com]
> > Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 10:47 AM
> > To: George Liu; Ira McDonald
> > Cc: pwg-announce at pwg.org; Michael R Sweet
> > Subject: Re: [Pwg-Announce] Call for Review of langPDF/PS/PCL variants
> > for IANAPrinter MIB (30 April 2010)
> >
> > Hi George,
> >
> > Right - we're only talking about the graphics drawing aspect
> > of these printer languages.
> >
> > The IEEE 1284 Device ID format only supports a list of
> > printer languages - it cannot be extended (interoperably)
> > for these other device-specific aspects.
> >
> > The PWG cannot actually extend the capabilities keywords
> > or their syntax in the base IEEE 1284 spec.
> >
> > So the scope of comments we're requesting is only to identify
> > any other common variants of PCL (for example) that should
> > be registered with IANA.
> >
> > All of these are enumerated values in the single Printer MIB
> > integer object prtInterpreterLangFamily. Other objects such
> > as prtInterpreterLangLevel and prtInterpreterDescription can
> > be used by vendors to distinguish vendor-unique features.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > - Ira
> >
> > Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)
> > Chair - Linux Foundation Open Printing WG
> > Co-Chair - TCG Hardcopy WG
> > IETF Designated Expert - IPP & Printer MIB
> > Blue Roof Music/High North Inc
> > http://sites.google.com/site/blueroofmusic> > http://sites.google.com/site/highnorthinc> > mailto:blueroofmusic at gmail.com> > winter:
> > 579 Park Place Saline, MI 48176
> > 734-944-0094
> > summer:
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> > 906-494-2434
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 12:50 PM, George Liu <george.liu at ricoh-tech.com>
> > wrote:
> >> Unlike PDF, which is a document format, Postscript and PCL/PCL-XL are
> > PDL, which means printer-device specific.
> >>
> >> A Tray-1 PCL command for HP printer means Bypass Tray, but means the
> > first tray under the printer engine for Ricoh printer.
> >> Also, in Postscript, there are many vendor specific Postscript
> > setpagedevice commands.
> >>
> >> How will the new command set definition handles this case?
> >>
> >> Are we only taking about the graphics drawing part not the device
> > control part?
> >> Or are we making "langPCL5e" only for a specific vender?
> >>
> >> George
> >>
> >>
>> ________________________________________________________________________
> Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair
>>>>>>
________________________________________________________________________
Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair
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