[Xprint] FW: Adding Xprint to LSB

[Julien Lafon]

On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 13:43:35 -0700, Wichmann, Mats D
<mats.d.wichmann at intel.com> wrote:
> 
> Forwarded from private email.
> 
> [ note to Felix and the xprint list: lsb-futures is where we
> track new features, please send further info to that list -- mats ]
> 
> 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?
I like the idea and I think we are very interested in supporting an
addition of Xprint to the LSB graphics specification.
What are the steps to begin with the standardisation process?

> 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.
What does Stuart mean with `it' in this case?

-- 
Julien Lafon
Consultant Software Engineer