[Hpinkjet-announce] HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (HPLIP) 0.9.9 Release

[Suffield, D. <dav...@hp...>]

HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (HPLIP) 0.9.9 Release

This HPLIP release has the following changes.

1. HPLIP now uses libusb for all USB I/O. Libusb replaces kernel modules
printer and usblp. Libusb 0.1.8 or higher is required.

2. Removed support for USB URIs based on device files. This means all
LaserJets now use USB URIs based on "hp:/hp_model?serial=3Dxxxxxxxx"
instead of "hp:/hp_model?device=3D/dev/usb/lpx". Old print queues based =
on
the old URI must be updated to the new URI.

3. Added full USB 1284.4 support for CLJ2840, LJ3050 and LJ3060.

4. Added full USB 1284.4 support for LJ1010, LJ1012 and LJ1015.

5. Added full USB 1284.4 support for LJ2500.

6. Updated HP-Fax-hplip.ppd to be in conformance with CUPS 1.2. Also
updated most LaserJets ppds to CUPS 1.2 complaints.

7. Added checks for the failed import of the fax module due to the
absence of the datetime module when < Python 2.3 is installed. Affects
hp-setup, hp-fab, and hp-sendfax.

8. Changed the GetSnmp timeout from 5 to 2 seconds in hpiod.

9. Fixed incorrect Supplies information for Color Laserjet 2840
displayed in toolbox.

10. Fixed problem where title input was of no use while adding a file to
item list in send fax dialog.

11. Updated the krgb patch file for ghostscript. There are now two patch
files one for GNU Ghostscript 7.07 and GPL Ghostscript 8.50.

12. Fixed "hp-makeuri /dev/parport0" sigfault when built with
--disable-pp-build.

13. Added build time "configure" options to hplip.conf. Used to help
document how binary package (or tar ball) was built.

14. Add models.xml parallel flag for Deskjet 5550.

15. Moved hp-sendfax temp .g3 files to ~/hpfax/hpfax-<jobid>.g3.=20

16. Files added to hp-sendfax interface are now rendered into g3 format
as they are added.

17. Removed temporary file creation from hpfax: (temp files now created
only by hp-sendfax using mkstemp).

18. Added total page counting feature to hp-sendfax.

19. Added a BSD license to magic.py.

20. Changed the "cups" directory name to "ppd" and made "ppd" point to
$(datadir)/HP in hplip.conf.

21. Removed ping code from base/utils.py, device.py:Device.open() and
hpssd - hpssd can now be run as non-root.

22. HPLIP now installs HP-Fax-hplip.ppd independent of HPIJS. HPLIP
installs HP-Fax-hplip.ppd into $(datadir)/HP directory, but HPIJS
creates the symlink from cups/model/foomatic-ppd to $(datadir)/HP.

This HPLIP package includes HPIJS 2.1.9 which has the following changes.

1. Fixed an array index underflow in ljfastraster.cpp.

2. Save paper width and height in UXServices object after a call to
SetPaperSize.

3. When fullbleed printing is requested, if printer supports it, return
actual paper dimensions for PrintableArea.

4. Added support for the following new printer(s).

HP DeskJet F300 Series All-in-one (DJ3600)

See hpinkjet.sf.net, hpinkjet.sf.net/hplip_readme.html or
hpinkjet.sf.net/hpijs_readme.html for more information.