Standardized print-output

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2 total messages Started by Andreas Juraschek / a-g-j DV-Die... Thu, 09 Aug 1990 05:09

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Author: Andreas Juraschek / a-g-j DV-Die...
Date: Thu, 09 Aug 1990 05:09

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I'm doing currently in a large UNIX-Projekt a research for a
so called standardized print interface. The customer wants:
- that from all programs features of teh printout will be set
  by a unique meta-Syntax
- the meta-Syntax must be defined in such a way, that it may be 
  entered via a ASCII(ISO 8859)-Editor
- the tranosing to physics should be done at printing time, because
  only then you are sure, which kind of printer is used
- if possible, all kinds of printers must be supported

We made already a related request to the X-OPEN-Comitee.

If graphics will be include I suggest CGM as the only ISO/ANSI-Standard
so far (even if nobody seems to use it).

Is there anywhere a similar research or dvelopment ? I hope, somebody
will reply me !!

Re: Standardized print-output

#143

Author: Robert E. Van Cleef
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 1990 16:02

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In article <5867@balu.UUCP> agj@cosmo.UUCP (Andreas Juraschek / a-g-j DV-Dienst) writes:
>I'm doing currently in a large UNIX-Projekt a research for a
>so called standardized print interface. The customer wants:
We have standardized on PostScript printers for all of our
b/w systems, and this has worked very well for all applications,
ranging from falt ASCII text, to roff/TeX layouts, to FrameMaker
and some 2D graphics packages.

Currently we have not determined a standard for support of color
printers and are requiring the software packages to generate either
the native printer input or a local format that we have a couple of
filters for... neither of which is a good, long term solution.

>
>Is there anywhere a similar research or dvelopment ? I hope, somebody
>will reply me !!

Hope this helps.
Bob
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Bob Van Cleef - vancleef@nas.nasa.gov

RNS Distributed Systems Team Leader

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