CHANGES.txt

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