Re: [Gimp-print-devel] OSX support (Was Re: CITIZEN photo printers)

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> On Feb 18, 2018, at 2:25 PM, Robert Krawitz <rl...@al...> wrote:
> 
> I don't want to take in a GUI that's specific to a particular printer
> vendor, but if it's extensible and can be made general, it may be
> exactly what's needed.


PPDs do feel like a dead-end, and PPD interface extensions in Mac are not compatible with any other OS really. The API for them is also painful.

Maybe it’s time to work on a general Win/Lin/Mac GUI (like an actual app) wrapped around core libgutenprint with IPP capability? This would be essentially taking the GIMP plugin and making it standalone and modern cross/compatible (and re-designed). I think a lot of interface devs (from many different places out there) could get behind something like this . . . . . and it would allow for a change in development paradigm too . . .

Thoughts?

Best,
Walker