CHANGES.txt

   1 CHANGES.txt - 2007-03-26
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   3
   4 CHANGES IN CUPS V1.3
   5
   6         - Documentation updates (STR #1775, STR #2130, STR #2131)
   7         - Added support for LPD "stream" mode (STR #2036)
   8         - The scheduler now reports the PostScript product string
   9           from PPD files in CUPS-Get-PPDs responses (STR #1900)
  10         - Raw printing with queues pointing to the file pseudo-
  11           device and multiple files and/or banners now works (STR
  12           #1933)
  13         - Added new public cupsAdminGetServerSettings() and
  14           cupsAdminSetServerSettings() APIs.
  15         - Added new "makebuttons" script in the "tools" directory
  16           for creating web interface buttons (STR #2231)
  17         - Added support for DNS-SD (aka "Bonjour") printer sharing
  18           (STR #1171)
  19         - Job operations (cancel, hold, release, etc.) from the
  20           web interface now return back to the original page (STR
  21           #2239)
  22         - The classes or printers list is now shown after a
  23           successful deletion from the web interface (STR #1999)
  24         - The default configuration now allows browse packets from
  25           any address (STR #2008)
  26         - The web interface now provides an "allow printing from the
  27           Internet" check box (STR #1897)
  28         - The notify-events-default and
  29           notify-lease-duration-default attributes can now be set
  30           (STR #1671)
  31         - Server-side default options are now sent to clients when
  32           the "printer-defaults" attribute group is requested (STR
  33           #1923)
  34         - Added support for Linux "relro" linker option (STR #1614)
  35         - CUPS now validates the number-up option value (STR #1329)
  36         - The on-line help now provides better search capabilities
  37           (STR #1701)
  38         - The web interface "Add This Printer" button now allows you
  39           to change the printer name, description,  and location
  40           (STR #1646)
  41         - Added support for Mac OS X authorization services
  42           (STR #2206)
  43         - Added support for driver-specific pre-filters (STR #2108)
  44         - Added a new side-channel API for drivers and backends
  45           for basic device control and information queries (STR
  46           #1898)
  47         - The scheduler now uses poll(), epoll(), or /dev/kqueue
  48           instead of select() when possible (STR #1261)
  49         - Added new cupsArrayGetIndex() and cupsArrayGetInsert()
  50           functions to get the current index and insertion
  51           positions of an array.
  52         - Added a new --with-max-copies configure option (STR
  53           #2090)
  54         - Added new cupsRemoveDest() and cupsSetDefaultDest()
  55           functions.
  56         - Added support for cupsPJLCharset attribute in PPD files
  57           which specifies the character set that is used in PJL
  58           strings (STR #1969)
  59         - Moved the definition of the (private) _http_s structure
  60           to http-private.h; code that directly accesses the
  61           http_t members will no longer compile!
  62         - Added support for setting the document-format-default
  63           attribute on a per-printer basis.
  64         - Added support for IntelliBar label printers.