摘要 |
<p>A method and system for printing documents on a network printer, comprising defining a print job at a source station of a user for submission to and eventual printing in the printer, said print job including print data and print process parameters, printing in the printer, said print job including print data and print process parameters, the print process parameters including a specification of a print media for printing thereon images according to the print data, each media having print media properties. The defining step includes a generic print media specifying process, in which a print media for printing thereon images according to the print data is selected by the user within constraints of a general set of media available for any user of the printer. In addition, the defining step includes an alternative, specific, print media specifying process, in which a job-proprietary print media not included in the general set is specified by entering, through operating means of the source station, a free-form definition character string, as an identifying property of said job-proprietary media. The free-form definition character string may include a message for displaying on a display of the printer, such that it can be used by the user as a name or a message for a printer operator to load a specified media that is not generally available.</p> |