marker-* attributes for the device w/ cartridge(s)/print head(s)removed

Dmitry Sharov dsharov at mackiev.com
Fri Feb 20 03:30:09 PST 2009


Thanks Michael!

> Dmitry Sharov wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm trying to figure out how command file filter should report marker-* attributes in the case where device has one or more print cartridge(s)/head(s) absent/removed.
> > Specifically, I'm interested in marker-types, marker-colors, marker-levels, and marker-names attributes.
> >
> > Documentation does not state anything explicitly about absent supplies case.
> > Any pointers/suggestions/recommendations?
>
> In general, you'll report that supply/slot in exactly the same way,
> just with a marker-levels value of -1 (unknown).  For supplies that
> can be filled by multiple cartridges (say, a black or a photo
> cartridge), change the marker-names value to reflect an unknown state
> (e.g. "photo-or-black") and the marker-colors value to "none".
>
> In both cases, use STATE: messages to indicate that the corresponding
> supply is missing, e.g. "STATE: +com.vendor-cyan-ink-missing".
>
> Localizations for marker-name and STATE: keywords are provided in the
> PPD file via the cupsMarkerName and cupsIPPReason keywords,
> respectively.
>
> --
> ______________________________________________________________________
> Michael Sweet, Easy Software Products           mike at easysw dot com





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