On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 10:51 AM, Kai-Uwe Behrmann <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ku.b@gmx.de">ku.b@gmx.de</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
What you propose is particially related to the "cupsICCProfile" PPD keyword. By this keyword the ICC profile is only named and not embedded in the PPD as you suggest.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>In addition, cupsICCProfile isn't supported by desktop applications (such as Adobe Acrobat/Reader) on any OS platform and certainly not in any situation on Windows. Is it widely enough used to even consider trying to support it? Certainly none of the major vendors are including this in profiles supplied with printers - does it only appear in a customized CUPS driver installation? </div>
<div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> Clearly obtaining a ICC profile inside the PPD is a fine idea. It would make much sense for an important use case - proofing.<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>It makes sense in any environment where you can't assume that the profile is also present.</div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Nevertheless, I seek for a way to select a user configured ICC profile for a PPD. Thus the "colourKeyWords" marker appears still useful to me.<div class="im"><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>User-defined profiles wouldn't be in PPDs. PPDs are the province of the device - they should not be modified by users (or by software acting on behalf of a user).</div>
<div><br></div><div>Leonard </div></div>