CHANGES.txt

   1 CHANGES.txt - 2008-01-30
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   4 CHANGES IN CUPS V1.4b1
   5
   6         - Added a new ppdLocalizeMarkerName() function to get
   7           the localized version of a marker-names value.
   8         - The scheduler now provides the printer-dns-sd-name
   9           attribute for printers shared via DNS-SD/Bonjour.
  10         - The pdftops filter now executes the Xpdf or poppler
  11           pdftops utility to convert PDF files (STR #1471)
  12         - Bonjour printer registrations now advertise as local or
  13           global based on the current access policies for the
  14           printer.
  15         - cupsGetDests*() and cupsSetDests*() now track the last
  16           used printer preference on Mac OS X.
  17         - Added a new streaming request API (STR #2261)
  18         - Added a new cupsGetNamedDest() function to the CUPS
  19           library for faster printing with lp and lpr (STR #2638)
  20         - The scheduler now sets the PAM RHOST value on systems
  21           that support it (STR #2637)
  22         - The scheduler now sandboxes child processes when
  23           possible.
  24         - The Cancel-Job operation now supports a purge-job
  25           attriibute to purge a specified job.
  26         - ppdEmit* and ppdCollect* now use the NonUIOrderDependency
  27           attributes for custom option selections.
  28         - The web interface now enables/disables the printer
  29           sharing (formerly publishing) controls based on the
  30           server-is-sharing-printers state (STR #2233)
  31         - The scheduler now tracks printer sharing via the
  32           server-is-sharing-printers attribute, and manages LPD
  33           and SMB sharing as well (STR #2233)
  34         - The web interface now allows you to go back to the make/
  35           manufacturer page if there is no matching printer driver
  36           on the model page (STR #2436)
  37         - The printer list now shows the default media, banner, and
  38           duplex options as well as the color and duplex capabilities
  39           of printers (STR #1175)
  40         - The web interface look-n-feel has been updated (STR #2492)
  41         - The scheduler now supports a CUPS-Get-Document operation
  42           that returns the specified print job document (STR #118)
  43         - The cupsfilter utility now supports a "-J jobid" option
  44           to filter the document from the specified job.
  45         - The scheduler (cupsd) now supports a new option (-t) to
  46           do a syntax check of the cupsd.conf file (STR #2003)
  47         - Added new cupsGetPPD3() API to allow applications to
  48           cache PPDs safely (STR #1473)
  49         - Added generic PostScript and PCL printer driver PPDs.
  50