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   8 <P>CUPS 1.3 adds over ??? changes and new features to CUPS 1.2.x.
   9 This page provides a high-level outline of these changes. If you
  10 have never used CUPS before, read the <A
  11 HREF="overview.html">"Overview of CUPS"</A> document instead.</P>
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  13 <H2 CLASS="title"><A NAME="CHANGES">Changes in CUPS 1.3</A></H2>
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  17         <DT>Networking</DT>
  18         <DD><OL START="1">
  19
  20                 <LI><EM>Kerberos;</EM> CUPS now supports Kerberos authentication</LI>
  21
  22                 <LI><EM>Mac OS X Improvements;</EM> CUPS now supports the Authorization Services framework, providing role-based access control in addition to the tradition UNIX model</LI>
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  24                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
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  26                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
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  28                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
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  30         </OL></DD>
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  32
  33         <DT>Browsing</DT>
  34         <DD><OL START="5">
  35
  36                 <LI><EM>CUPS Browsing;</EM> The default configuration now shows shared printers from any address (not just <tt>@LOCAL</tt>)</LI>
  37
  38                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
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  40                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
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  42                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
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  44         </OL></DD>
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  46
  47         <DT>Web Interface</DT>
  48         <DD><OL START="12">
  49
  50                 <LI><EM>Internet Printer Sharing;</EM> You can now share printers over the Internet via the basic server settings</LI>
  51
  52                 <LI><EM>Improved On-Line Help;</EM> Searching the on-line help now shows results for all text, not just headings and links</LI>
  53
  54                 <LI><EM>Printer Setup;</EM> The <VAR>Add This Printer</VAR> button now allows you to change the default name, location, and description</LI>
  55
  56                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
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  58                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
  59
  60                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
  61
  62                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
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  64         </OL></DD>
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  66
  67         <DT>IPP Support</DT>
  68         <DD><OL START="31"></EM></LI>
  69
  70                 <LI><EM>Printer Defaults;</EM> The <tt>document-forma-default</tt>, <tt>notify-events-default</tt>, and <tt>notify-lease-duration-default</tt> attributes can be set for each printer and class</LI>
  71
  72                 <LI><EM>Server-Side Options;</EM> Server-side default options can now be retrieved using the "printer-defaults" group keyword</LI>
  73
  74                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
  75
  76                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
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  78                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
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  80                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
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  82         </OL></DD>
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  84
  85         <DT>Scheduler</DT>
  86         <DD><OL START="49">
  87
  88                 <LI><EM>Client Support;</EM> The scheduler now uses <tt>poll()</tt>, <tt>epoll()</tt>, or <var>/dev/kqueue</var> on platforms that provide them to support large numbers of clients</LI>
  89
  90                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
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  92                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
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  94                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
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  96         </OL></DD>
  97
  98
  99         <DT>LPD Client Support</DT>
 100         <DD><OL START="69">
 101
 102                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
 103
 104                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
 105
 106                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
 107
 108                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
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 110         </OL></DD>
 111
 112
 113         <DT>Localization and Internationalization</DT>
 114         <DD><OL START="72">
 115
 116                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
 117
 118                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
 119
 120                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
 121
 122                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
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 125
 126
 127         <DT>Printer Drivers</DT>
 128         <DD><OL START="75">
 129
 130                 <LI><EM>Side-Channel API;</EM> This new API provides out-of-band control of devices</LI>
 131
 132                 <LI><EM>PJL Support;</EM> New <tt>cupsPJLCharset</tt> attribute controls character set for PJL strings</LI>
 133
 134                 <LI><EM>HTTP API;</EM> The <tt>http_t</tt> structure is now completely private</LI>
 135
 136                 <LI><EM>Label Printer Driver;</EM> Added support for the Intellibar label printers</LI>
 137
 138                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
 139
 140                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
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 142                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
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 146
 147         <DT>CUPS API</DT>
 148         <DD><OL START="82">
 149
 150                 <LI><EM>Array API;</EM> New <tt>cupsArrayGetIndex()</tt> and <tt>cupsArrayGetInsert()</tt> functions</LI>
 151
 152                 <LI><EM>Destination API;</EM> New <tt>cupsRemoveDest()</tt> and <tt>cupsSetDefaultDest()</tt> functions</LI>
 153
 154                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
 155
 156                 <LI><EM>;</EM> </LI>
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