Re: PPD Configuration

"Michael Pfeiffer" <[email protected]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:06:25 +0200
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2008/7/23, julun <[email protected]>:
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> Hi Michael,
>
> Contrary to PS printer driver from R5 the Printer Settings (the most right
>> part only!) are not presented in a master - details view. I like it as it is
>> done here in the screenshot, are there any objections to that, if it is done
>> like that in our printer driver?
>>
>
> i don't know how extensive such Printer Settings might become, but i would
> vote for a common subset and hide all advanced stuff from the user. If we
> choose a good default, the average user will be happy and the advance will
> be able to tweak the best out of it. So I'm quite in favor of how it was
> done on R5. Still unsure if your question was meant like this  :)
>

I was talking about the PPD settings only (in Zeta these seem to be under
"Advanced" tab) and whether these should be presented like in Be (or Zeta)
or like I did in the prototype.

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<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">2008/7/23, julun &lt;<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-left: 0.80ex; border-left-color: #cccccc; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex">
Hi Michael,<br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0.80ex; border-left-color: #cccccc; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex">
 Contrary to PS printer driver from R5 the Printer Settings (the most right part only!) are not presented in a master - details view. I like it as it is done here in the screenshot, are there any objections to that, if it is done like that in our printer driver?<br>
</blockquote><br> i don&#39;t know how extensive such Printer Settings might become, but i would vote for a common subset and hide all advanced stuff from the user. If we choose a good default, the average user will be happy and the advance will be able to tweak the best out of it. So I&#39;m quite in favor of how it was done on R5. Still unsure if your question was meant like this &nbsp;:)<br>
 </blockquote></div><br>I was talking about the PPD settings only (in Zeta these seem to be under &quot;Advanced&quot; tab) and whether these should be presented like in Be (or Zeta) or like I did in the prototype.<br>

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