-CHANGES.txt - 2006-06-06
+CHANGES.txt - 2007-05-03
------------------------
CHANGES IN CUPS V1.3
+ - Documentation updates (STR #1775, STR #2130, STR #2131,
+ STR #2263, STR #2356)
+ - Added new -R and -W options to the cupstestppd program
+ for greater control over the testing of PPDs.
+ - Added a new cupsGetServerPPD() function for getting
+ an available PPD from the server (STR #2334)
+ - Added a new cupsDoIORequest() function for reading
+ and writing files via IPP requests (STR #2334)
+ - Added a new CUPS_GET_PPD operation for getting an
+ available PPD file on the server (STR #2334)
+ - CUPS_GET_PPDS now reports multiple ppd-product values
+ if the corresponding PPD contains multiple products
+ (STR #2334)
+ - CUPS_GET_PPDS now reports the PSVersion attributes
+ from a PPD file in the ppd-psversion attribute
+ (STR #2334)
+ - Added a new printer attribute called "cups-version"
+ which reports the version of CUPS that is running
+ (STR #2240)
+ - backendRunLoop() now aborts immediately on SIGTERM
+ if no data has been written yet (STR #2103)
+ - Due to poor IPP support from the vendors, the SNMP
+ backend no longer tries IPP connections; instead,
+ it now uses a lookup file with fallback to port 9100
+ (socket://address) and 515 (lpd://address) printing
+ (STR #2035, STR #2354)
+ - The scheduler now recreates the CUPS log directory as
+ needed (STR #2353)
+ - cupsLangDefault() now maps new-style Apple locale names
+ to the traditional ll_CC form (STR #2357)
+ - Add new cupsArrayNew2() API to support hashed lookups
+ of array elements (STR #2358)
+ - ppdConflicts() optimizations (STR #2358)
+ - The cupstestppd program now tests for existing filters,
+ icons, profiles, and dialog extensions (STR #2326)
+ - The web interface no longer lists new printers on the
+ main administration page. Instead, a new "List Available
+ Printers" button is provided that shows a separate page
+ with the list of printers.
+ - The web interface now supports setting the banner and
+ policy options on raw printers and classes (STR #2238)
+ - The socket backend now reads any pending back-channel
+ data before shutting down the socket (STR #2325)
+ - Added a new ErrorPolicy directive in the cupsd.conf
+ file (STR #1871)
+ - Printers that use JCL options are now exported to Samba
+ correctly (STR #1985)
+ - The IPP backend now relays printer-state-message values
+ from the server to the client (STR #2109)
+ - Added support for the PWG printer-alert and
+ printer-alert-description attributes (STR #2088)
+ - Added support for LPD "stream" mode (STR #2036)
+ - The scheduler now reports the PostScript product string
+ from PPD files in CUPS-Get-PPDs responses (STR #1900)
+ - Raw printing with queues pointing to the file pseudo-
+ device and multiple files and/or banners now works (STR
+ #1933)
+ - Added new public cupsAdminGetServerSettings() and
+ cupsAdminSetServerSettings() APIs.
+ - Added new "makebuttons" script in the "tools" directory
+ for creating web interface buttons (STR #2231)
+ - Added support for DNS-SD (aka "Bonjour") printer sharing
+ (STR #1171)
+ - Job operations (cancel, hold, release, etc.) from the
+ web interface now return back to the original page (STR
+ #2239)
+ - The classes or printers list is now shown after a
+ successful deletion from the web interface (STR #1999)
+ - The default configuration now allows browse packets from
+ any address (STR #2008)
+ - The web interface now provides an "allow printing from the
+ Internet" check box (STR #1897)
+ - The notify-events-default and
+ notify-lease-duration-default attributes can now be set
+ (STR #1671)
+ - Server-side default options are now sent to clients when
+ the "printer-defaults" attribute group is requested (STR
+ #1923)
+ - Added support for Linux "relro" linker option (STR #1614)
+ - CUPS now validates the number-up option value (STR #1329)
+ - The on-line help now provides better search capabilities
+ (STR #1701)
+ - The web interface "Add This Printer" button now allows you
+ to change the printer name, description, and location
+ (STR #1646)
+ - Added support for Mac OS X authorization services
+ (STR #2206)
+ - Added support for driver-specific pre-filters (STR #2108)
+ - Added a new side-channel API for drivers and backends
+ for basic device control and information queries (STR
+ #1898)
+ - The scheduler now uses poll(), epoll(), or /dev/kqueue
+ instead of select() when possible (STR #1261)
+ - Added new cupsArrayGetIndex() and cupsArrayGetInsert()
+ functions to get the current index and insertion
+ positions of an array.
+ - Added a new --with-max-copies configure option (STR
+ #2090)
+ - Added new cupsRemoveDest() and cupsSetDefaultDest()
+ functions.
+ - Added support for cupsPJLCharset attribute in PPD files
+ which specifies the character set that is used in PJL
+ strings (STR #1969)
- Moved the definition of the (private) _http_s structure
to http-private.h; code that directly accesses the
http_t members will no longer compile!
projects / thirdparty / cups.git / blobdiff