Re: [Gimp-print-devel] Gutenprint Code Question

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Thank you both very much!

Erik
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> On Oct 29, 2024, at 08:45, Michael Sweet via Gimp-print-devel <gim...@li...> wrote:
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> Solomon/Erik,
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>> On Oct 28, 2024, at 10:15 PM, Solomon Peachy via Gimp-print-devel <gim...@li...> wrote:
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>>> On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 12:19:44PM -0400, Erik Beck of Tahoma wrote:
>>> What does 'STP' mean in Gutenprint? It is the prefix for a vast number
>>> of variables, types, etc in the code (either in all caps or all
>>> lowercase). I'm pretty sure it doesn't mean "standard temperature and
>>> pressure", nor "spanning tree protocol", nor "Science, Technology,
>>> Performance (as in STP motor fuel additives)".
>> 
>> That dates back to the before times, when the codebase was a standalone
>> command line raster image processor.
> 
> I *think* Robert used the prefix STP because the first drivers he worked on were for the EPSON Stylus Photo printer (STP), but I'm not 100% sure.  That all got done after Robert took over the original Gimp-Print plugin I did (the "before before times") and I've only had a sporadic involvement since then...
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