Re: was - P700 and P900 full channel support

On 11/2/21 4:15 PM, Michael Sweet via Gimp-print-devel wrote:
> Robert,
> 
>> On Nov 2, 2021, at 4:04 PM, Robert Krawitz <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> On 11/2/21 1:25 PM, Walker Blackwell wrote:
>>> Yes, but some people's motivations are much more elaborate: aka addressing individual channels for silk screens dye ink transparency printing, monochromatic ink sets, white inks, allowing for over-inking or under-inking (uncoated papers, fabric, etc). 
>>
>> Exactly, and in the context of a printer app this is why we need all of the detailed ink options:
>> there are people who use them, and 32 options simply isn't enough to cover these use cases.  There's
>> no way the T-shirt people could print with IPP Everywhere.
> 
> I've already explained why "32 options" isn't a limitation for PAPPL-based printer applications, and given that IPP is used for ALL kinds of printing you really can't say that one particular kind of printing can't be done - it *is* done, on a regular basis.

IPP as a transport is fine.

> (and if we are being real here, most printed T-shirt stores use iron-transfer with standard inks for photos and screen printing for simpler/stock N-color designs)

Hobbyists don't.