Normally I'd agree with you - in fact that was the thought behind my
original proposal. However, by creating an edge to edge feature instead of
a margins feature, we're ignoring the common third setting (user defined
margins) and requiring the driver to merge it's user margin function with
the optional edge to edge feature. I think it's easier for a driver that
doesn't support user margins to ignore that element than it is for a driver
to do the merge (although I admit that either way it's a fairly simple
thing to do).
The compelling reason for me is the fact an edge to edge feature is just
plain incomplete. It really needs to be a margins feature in order to
completely specify all possible settings.
Jim
At 3/22/2002 10:20 AM, Norbert Schade wrote:
>While I'm implementing this into the standard I'd like to contradict to the
>third option.
>Isn't that a driver feature independent from any device functionality, which
>could be always added depending on the driver's philosophy?
>I still favour a boolean constraint.
>
>Norbert Schade
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Norbert Schade" <norbertschade@attbi.com>
>To: "UPD group" <upd@pwg.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 11:56 AM
>Subject: UPD> Fw: Margins/Edge To Edge
>
>
> > and another one from Jim with a slight modification to the first
> > edge-to-edge proposal
> > >
> > > I'd like to modify my request for an edge to edge feature. What I think
>we
> > > really need is a "Margins" feature. This feature would have three
> > settings:
> > >
> > > 1) No Margins - This would be the same as setting Edge To Edge to TRUE
>in
> > > my previous email.
> > > 2) Printer Margins - This would be the same as setting Edge To Edge to
> > > FALSE in my previous email.
> > > 3) User Margins - This would allow the user to enter custom margins
>values
> > > that are larger than the printer margins.
> > >
> > > Comments?
> > >
> > > If you forwarded my email to the group, it never made it. I didn't
>receive
> > > it and I just looked in the archive and it's not there. I hope you
>haven't
> > > lost contact too.
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > > mailto:sommer@granitesystems.com
> > > 978-486-3068
> > >
> > >
> >
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