Looks like we should probably avoid adding an emplishments attribute
as a separate job attribute right now.
Bob is happy with the four values for number-up and making it a
type3Enum: "none", "1", "2", and "4". Bob wrote:
>I agree with Tom that if the values of number-up are really an enum with
values >of none, 1, 2, 4, then 'none' means normal printing and 1, 2 and 4 mean
>default embellishments with 1, 2 or 4 pages per impression.
>The embellishments attribute is an extra if we believe that printers
>support multiple embellishments.
Anyone objection out there if we don't add an emblishments job attribute
for version 1.0?
Tom
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>Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 14:16:00 PST
>From: jkm@underscore.com (JK Martin)
>To: ipp@pwg.org
>Subject: Are "embellishments" really desirable right now?
>Sender: ipp-owner@pwg.org
>
>Bob Herriot wrote:
>
>> I agree with Tom that if the values of number-up are really an enum
>> with values of none, 1, 2, 4, then 'none' means normal printing and 1,
>> 2 and 4 mean default embellishments with 1, 2 or 4 pages per
>> impression. The embellishments attribute is an extra if we believe
>> that printers support multiple embellishments.
>
>This whole area of "embellishments" (aka formatting styles) is somewhat
>getting away from the "protocol" aspects of IPP, is it not?
>
>I mean, what we're talking about here is an entire domain of how
>a job can be formatted independent of content and/or data type.
>
>This can be a *real* rathole...unless we can specify clearly usable
>extensibility, preferably by example.
>
>If we're not careful, the whole issue of watermarks and generic forms
>processing could loom its head, and if that happens, we'd better be
>able to respond.
>
> ...jay
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