[Openicc] colord Printing Plans, CPD and Gutenprint

[Kai-Uwe Behrmann]

Am 28.02.11, 15:06 +0100 schrieb Jan-Peter Homann:
> OK, now I understand, that the PPD is the main source for building the 
> UI in CPD or GTK+ Chooser and for telling colord wich profile is valid 
> for a setting.
>
> Is it correct, that in such scenario, we need somekind of dynamic PPD 
> update, if e.g. the user
> - imports new settings in the printer driver with assigned profiles, or
> - creates his own profile for a given setting.
> - or installes a profile provided from a profiling service for a given 
> setting
>
> From my point of view, PPDs should be used to describe static printer 
> parameters like e.g. papertrays, duplex options, maximum printable areas...

You probably mean non colour related parameters? I am not sure if this 
makes much sense. Would this not lead to the PPD loosing other properties 
as well?

> Handling of color relevant driver settings and assigned profiles should 
> be better handled outside the PPD.

This will require some more work for implementers. What would be the 
benefit? To cover the Gutenprint curves?

With the second half sententence I agree for per user configured profiles.


kind regards
Kai-Uwe Behrmann
-- 
developing for colour management 
www.behrmann.name + www.oyranos.org