[Openicc] Synchronizing printer driver settings and printer profiles

[Kai-Uwe Behrmann]

Am 11.01.12, 16:52 +0100 schrieb Jan-Peter Homann:
> Am 10.01.12 10:19, schrieb Kai-Uwe Behrmann:
>>> 
>>> 2) Oyranos:
>>> Is the synchronization of printer profiles and drivers settings 
>>> implemented or in the pipeline for oyranos ?
>>  mechanism, that Gutenprint can extract such setting from a printer 
>> ICC-profile ?
>> 
>> Oyranos has a CUPS specific module to support device and arbitrary driver 
>> settings matching for printer profiles.
>> 
>
> Jan-Peter:
> Is it possible with Oyranos, that a combination of an ICC-profile and a 
> printer driver setting can be exported and imported manually?

The CUPS module exports all settings it detects. Detection is based on
the PPD ColorKeyWords key. Oyranos exports the result through its Device 
API.

> E.g. would it possible, that e.g. a vendor for inkjet media could create a 
> set of an ICC-profile and a driver setting, which he offers for download from 
> his website, and which the enduser can import into Oyranos ?

Yes, just install the profile and Oyranos CMS sees contained driver 
settings in the meta tag. The embedded keys need to match the PPD ones.
It is the reverse of the above mentioned process.
However, the selection of one profile over an other is not much tested for 
print profiles.

A different approach for distribution is the Taxi data base (Taxi DB).
The selection process can be automated through the Taxi API.

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