[Printing-architecture] Meeting notes for 2006-05-17 / LSB 3.2 recommendation

[Michael Sweet]

Till Kamppeter wrote:
> ...
> optional but not required. In addition, there should be a directory
> level between supplier and PPD for the language:
> 
> /usr/share/ppd/{supplier}/{lang}/{manufacturer}-{model}-{extra info}.ppd
> /usr/share/ppd/{supplier}/{lang}/{manufacturer}-{model}.ppd
> ...
> /usr/share/ppd/HP/en/Hewlett_Packard-hp_color_LaserJet_4650.ppd
> /usr/share/ppd/HP/de/Hewlett_Packard-hp_color_LaserJet_4650.ppd

IMHO, the focus should be on "globalized" PPD files; the DDK will
(soon) provide a ppdmerge utility to make this process trivial.

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