[Printing-architecture] CPD development status

[TORATANI Yasumasa]

Hi Till,

This is Toratani.

We will have an OpenPrinting Japan June f2f meeting on 19th, and will
have discussion of Common Printing Dialog (CPD), so, could you please
let us know about the following points?  (These points are based on
the questions/suggestions by Japanese members.)

- What the current status of the CPD development?
CPD spec has already been released as "beta" version?
CPD implementation has already started?

- Interface between CPD and applications has already been defined?
We (Japan members) think that the interface should be IPC, and CPD
and applications process should be separated to avoid the application
crash caused by CPD.

- Current CPD spec includes both "Printing Option Settings" and
"Printer Status"? We hope that the implementation group focuses on
only "Printing Option Settings" spec and implementation as a first step.
to drive the CPD implementation faster.

- Please let us know where we can see the "document" of the grouping
rule of CPD printing options to define them in PPD files.

Kind regards,
TORATANI