summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/NEWS
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'NEWS')
-rw-r--r--NEWS42
1 files changed, 32 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 19044b8..d57e1b8 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -136,9 +136,8 @@ These release notes contain the following sections:
color saturation without losing hue accuracy, although many
colors will be too dark in this mode.
- 2) A problem that could on rare occasions cause blank areas on photo
- printers has been fixed. The problem was more likely to be
- observed when printing in 16-bit mode.
+ 2) PrintoutMode has been fixed in the Foomatic data generator so
+ that it now generates correct options in all cases.
3) CUPS PPD files are now built with translations enabled. If you
do not want translated PPD files, configure the package with
@@ -147,15 +146,23 @@ These release notes contain the following sections:
4) The Canon SELPHY CP-600 dye sublimation printer has been added.
- 5) The Epson Stylus C82, C84, and C86 now use black ink with glossy
+ 5) Preliminary support for the Canon Pixma i4000 printer has been
+ added. The Canon BubbleJet and Pixma driver is likely to undergo
+ considerable revision and may not be fully stabilized at release.
+
+ 6) The Epson Stylus C82, C84, and C86 now use black ink with glossy
paper. The ink in these printers has been reformulated and is
now compatible with glossy paper.
- 6) The Epson Stylus CX3650 now prints correctly (previously there
+ 7) The Epson Stylus CX3650 now prints correctly (previously there
were minor vertical offset problems, yielding slightly blurry
prints).
- 7) New printing resolutions have been added for certain Epson
+ 8) The Ghostscript driver (ijsgutenprint) now generates correct
+ output (previously it generated output that was much too dark
+ unless the gamma setting was enabled explicitly).
+
+ 9) New printing resolutions have been added for certain Epson
printers:
* 720 DPI high quality has been added for all but the very oldest
@@ -173,20 +180,33 @@ These release notes contain the following sections:
to be had from any resolution above 1440x1440 DPI with this
printer.
- 8) The Epson Stylus RX425 is now explicitly supported.
+ 10) The Epson Stylus RX425 is now explicitly supported.
- 9) Some problems with PPD file generation using cups-genppdconfig
+ 11) Some problems with PPD file generation using cups-genppdconfig
have been fixed. In particular, PPD permission and ownership
checks have been relaxed to permit operation on more systems.
- 10) Debian packaging has been removed from this release. Debian
+ 12) A problem that could on rare occasions cause blank areas on photo
+ printers has been fixed. The problem was more likely to be
+ observed when printing in 16-bit mode.
+
+ 13) Debian packaging has been removed from this release. Debian
packaging will be handled by the maintainer outside of the
release.
- 11) On systems supporting shared library versioning, the shared
+ 14) On systems supporting shared library versioning, the shared
library is labeled with the correct release version rather than a
development version.
+ 15) It is now possible to specify variable drop sizes with
+ predithered mode. Values of 0, 1, 2, or 3 will cause the
+ appropriate drop size to be printed. Previously only the
+ smallest or largest drop size could be printed with this dither
+ mode.
+
+ 16) Experimental support for the Canon PIXMA iP4000 printer has been
+ added.
+
================================================================
@@ -1059,6 +1079,7 @@ Canon S400
Canon S450
Canon S800
Canon S4500
+Canon PIXMA iP4000 (Experimental)
EPSON Stylus C20SX
EPSON Stylus C20UX
EPSON Stylus C40SX
@@ -1389,6 +1410,7 @@ Canon S600 bjc-8200 Canon BJC 8200
Canon S630 bjc-8200 Canon BJC 8200
Canon S800 bjc-s800 Canon S800
Canon S4500 bjc-s4500 Canon S4500
+Canon PIXMA iP4000 bjc-iP4000 Canon PIXMA iP4000
Canon imageRunner 330s pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Citizen ProJet II pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
DEC 1800 pcl-3 HP LaserJet III series