[Omniprint-developer] Re: [Inkjet-list] Thoughts on Drivers, Early and Late Binding, When to Do Conversion

[Robert L K. <rl...@al...>]

   Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 15:56:48 -0800 (PST)
   From: Patrick Powell <pap...@as...>

   a) Bind the 'graphical image size' as early as possible.
      That is, generate your print jobs with intimate knowledge
      of the graphical image size.

     This means:
       'select page size and printable area first' 

   b) Do paper or media selection as LATE as possible.
     That is, pass requests for paper type, paper size
     (actually, you may need to do this together with a)),
     duplex, finishing, etc., as late as possible.

      This means:
	'do not embed these options in the output from a)'

The printable area may depend upon these parameters.  For example, the
printable area when printing on an 8.5x11 piece of roll-fed paper is
typically different from that on sheetfed paper.

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