[Xprint] FW: Adding Xprint to LSB

[Wichmann, Mats D]

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Original message:

While browsing
http://www.linuxbase.org/spec//booksets/LSB-Graphics/LSB-Graphics/set1.h
tml
+
http://refspecs.freestandards.org/LSB_2.0.0/LSB-Graphics/LSB-Graphics/ge
neric-graphics.html
I realised that the Xprint extension API is missing/omitted, leaving
the whole printing side of X11 unspecified by the LSB. Tier1 (java,
Mozilla, ...) and legacy applications (Motif) depend on the Xprint
extension library and therefore I see a demand in adding this to the
LSB specs.
Any comments, opinions on this?


Added comment from Stuart:

I think there is even a spec already in place. Still
need tests.

There is some debate over wether it is really best practice or not.