IPP Mail Archive: IPP> MOD - Comments on printer-state, printer-state-reasons viz aviz Printer

IPP> MOD - Comments on printer-state, printer-state-reasons viz aviz Printer

Tetsuya Morita (morita@ic.rdc.ricoh.co.jp)
Fri, 21 Feb 1997 00:47:32 +0900

Tom,

Some comments on your "printer-state-comments-tnh.doc".

> >Bob and I are proposing a drastically reduced set of printer states:
> unknown, idle, processing (Bob prefers: printing), and mixed.

If you delete 'needs-attention' and move it to 'printer-state-reasons',
you should change the definition of role of 'printer-state-reasons'.
They were defined as the reasons in the state of 'needs-attention'.
It is noted in 5.6.1.2 printer-state-reasons on model-1.3.

What is the actual definitions and the difference in client's usage
of 'printer-state' and 'printer-state-reasons'?
Now I am confused on that point.

> > Tom's States Ricoh's States Comments
> > ============================================================================
> > shutdown power-off Same meaning
> now proposed to be a printer-state-reason, ok?
>
> > processing executing Same meaning
> > needs-attention error needs-attention and needs-key-operator
> included
> now proposed to be a printer-state-reason, ok?
> > unknown unknown Same meaning
> > idle idle Same meaning

I would like to answer your question after the both definitions are
cleared.

Thanks,

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Tetsuya Morita
Ricoh Company Ltd.
Printer Business Center