From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <47ED6161.9030002@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:21:37 +0100 From: Till Kamppeter MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [Printing-architecture] Common Printing Dialog: Interface between app and dialog - Portland? List-Id: Printing architecture under linux List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: desktop_architects@lists.linux-foundation.org Cc: printing-architecture@lists.linux-foundation.org Hi, at OpenPrinting we are currently working hard on the common printing dialog, a much desired project of the printer manufacturers and also a great step for the desktop users. Currently we are on the stage to create specs. Peter Sikking from OpenUsability is working with a student on the UI specs. I will soon do the PPD/driver specs and Foomatic extensions. What we also need to do is defining an interface between application and dialog. This should be some kind of inter-process communication, like for example Portland. Is someone from the Portland project around here on the list, so that we can discuss this subject. We will also continue this discussion on the joint meeting of OpenPrinting and Desktop Architects on the Linux Foundation Summit in Austin, April 10. Deadlines for the specs are May 26 for the beta and July 4 for the final. Till