[cups.general] "media" keyword values

[Michael Sweet]

Tim Waugh wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm looking at RFC 2911, "Internet Printing Protocol/1.1: Model and
> Semantics", APPENDIX C: "media" keyword values, beginning p 189.  On p
> 201 in that section:
> 
>    The following standard values are defined for input-trays (from ISO
>    DPA and the Printer MIB):
> 
>     'top': The top input tray in the printer.
>     'middle': The middle input tray in the printer.
>     'bottom': The bottom input tray in the printer.
>     'envelope': The envelope input tray in the printer.
>     'manual': The manual feed input tray in the printer.
>     'large-capacity': The large capacity input tray in the printer.
>     'main': The main input tray
>     'side': The side input tray
> 
> I can't see anything in CUPS that handles (for example) "middle".  Is
> this something that an IPP-capable printer would handle itself?  Or is
> it just not implemented in CUPS yet?

Right now we map the PageSize, InputSlot, and MediaType options in a
PPD file to the media attribute.  If the printer supports an InputSlot
called "middle", then you'll see that in the media-supported attribute.

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