agj@cosmo.UUCP (Andreas Juraschek / a-g-j DV-Dienst) (08/09/90)
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 !!
vancleef@garg.nas.nasa.gov (Robert E. Van Cleef) (08/10/90)
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 -- __ Bob Van Cleef - vancleef@nas.nasa.gov RNS Distributed Systems Team Leader